❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice regarding water allocation in several shires, including sources, usage by industry, ownership rights, and pricing arrangements. The Minister provides detailed information on allocations, usage, and licensing, but some data is unavailable or requires contacting the Water and Rivers Commission.
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(b) of this quantity how much comes from - (i) stored dam resources, and will the Minister provide a list of dams and allocation from each; (ii) shallow aquifers; (iii) the Yarragadee Aquifer; and (iv) of these sources (each dam and bore) will the Minister provide details of the quality of water provided (ie mg total salts/l); (c) of the total allocation or quota how much was taken up or used during 2002/03; (d) will the Minister advise the following - (i) total allocation to the dairy industry; (ii) total allocation to horticulture; (iii) methodology of spreading the water (ie how much of the quota is used in flood irrigation and how much is spread by sprinklers. This statistic would be useful as both a percentage in terms of hectares watered or percentage g/l allocated); and (iv) any other primary industry use apart from the two sectors above (eg wine or table grapes); (e) for the total allocation or quota of water are there any ownership rights attached to the current quantity or is the State the sole owner; (f) if there is any ownership rights to this water other that the state, will the Minister list the owners either as individuals or corporations; (g) when and how, if the answer to (e) and (f) above is anyone other that the state, how did they acquire the ownership rights; (h) if ownership has been given to others will the Minister advise the following cost and pricing arrangements - (i) price said for initial uptake or ownership transfer of water allocation (ii) was the initial uptake cost divided into a cost of water and a cost of capital infrastructure; (iii) if yes, will the Minister detail the split; (i) is there an annual royalty or resource rent tax paid each year for an access to the quota; (j) does the state have any right to vary the quantity of water offered each year from its resources or is it fixed in perpetuity?
(ii) shallow aquifers; (iii) the Yarragadee Aquifer; and (iv) of these sources (each dam and bore) will the Minister provide details of the quality of water provided (ie mg total salts/l);
(iii) the Yarragadee Aquifer; and (iv) of these sources (each dam and bore) will the Minister provide details of the quality of water provided (ie mg total salts/l);
(iv) of these sources (each dam and bore) will the Minister provide details of the quality of water provided (ie mg total salts/l);
(d) will the Minister advise the following - (i) total allocation to the dairy industry; (ii) total allocation to horticulture; (iii) methodology of spreading the water (ie how much of the quota is used in flood irrigation and how much is spread by sprinklers. This statistic would be useful as both a percentage in terms of hectares watered or percentage g/l allocated); and (iv) any other primary industry use apart from the two sectors above (eg wine or table grapes); (e) for the total allocation or quota of water are there any ownership rights attached to the current quantity or is the State the sole owner; (f) if there is any ownership rights to this water other that the state, will the Minister list the owners either as individuals or corporations; (g) when and how, if the answer to (e) and (f) above is anyone other that the state, how did they acquire the ownership rights; (h) if ownership has been given to others will the Minister advise the following cost and pricing arrangements - (i) price said for initial uptake or ownership transfer of water allocation (ii) was the initial uptake cost divided into a cost of water and a cost of capital infrastructure; (iii) if yes, will the Minister detail the split; (i) is there an annual royalty or resource rent tax paid each year for an access to the quota; (j) does the state have any right to vary the quantity of water offered each year from its resources or is it fixed in perpetuity?
(ii) total allocation to horticulture; (iii) methodology of spreading the water (ie how much of the quota is used in flood irrigation and how much is spread by sprinklers. This statistic would be useful as both a percentage in terms of hectares watered or percentage g/l allocated); and (iv) any other primary industry use apart from the two sectors above (eg wine or table grapes);
(iii) methodology of spreading the water (ie how much of the quota is used in flood irrigation and how much is spread by sprinklers. This statistic would be useful as both a percentage in terms of hectares watered or percentage g/l allocated); and (iv) any other primary industry use apart from the two sectors above (eg wine or table grapes);
(iv) any other primary industry use apart from the two sectors above (eg wine or table grapes);
(f) if there is any ownership rights to this water other that the state, will the Minister list the owners either as individuals or corporations; (g) when and how, if the answer to (e) and (f) above is anyone other that the state, how did they acquire the ownership rights; (h) if ownership has been given to others will the Minister advise the following cost and pricing arrangements - (i) price said for initial uptake or ownership transfer of water allocation (ii) was the initial uptake cost divided into a cost of water and a cost of capital infrastructure; (iii) if yes, will the Minister detail the split; (i) is there an annual royalty or resource rent tax paid each year for an access to the quota; (j) does the state have any right to vary the quantity of water offered each year from its resources or is it fixed in perpetuity?
(g) when and how, if the answer to (e) and (f) above is anyone other that the state, how did they acquire the ownership rights; (h) if ownership has been given to others will the Minister advise the following cost and pricing arrangements - (i) price said for initial uptake or ownership transfer of water allocation (ii) was the initial uptake cost divided into a cost of water and a cost of capital infrastructure; (iii) if yes, will the Minister detail the split; (i) is there an annual royalty or resource rent tax paid each year for an access to the quota; (j) does the state have any right to vary the quantity of water offered each year from its resources or is it fixed in perpetuity?
(h) if ownership has been given to others will the Minister advise the following cost and pricing arrangements - (i) price said for initial uptake or ownership transfer of water allocation (ii) was the initial uptake cost divided into a cost of water and a cost of capital infrastructure; (iii) if yes, will the Minister detail the split; (i) is there an annual royalty or resource rent tax paid each year for an access to the quota; (j) does the state have any right to vary the quantity of water offered each year from its resources or is it fixed in perpetuity?
(ii) was the initial uptake cost divided into a cost of water and a cost of capital infrastructure; (iii) if yes, will the Minister detail the split;
(iii) if yes, will the Minister detail the split;
(j) does the state have any right to vary the quantity of water offered each year from its resources or is it fixed in perpetuity?
This volume of water has been drawn from all licences within the Shires of Waroona, Harvey, Dardanup, Collie, Capel and the City of Bunbury. Surface Water Areas: Waroona Irrigation District Harvey Irrigation District Collie River Irrigation District Preston Valley Irrigation District Preston River Brunswick River Ferguson River Capel River Groundwater Areas: South West Coastal (not all sub areas) Bunbury Busselton/Capel (not all sub areas) (b) (i) 116.6 GL of the total quantity of water allocated in the aforementioned Shires is from stored dam resources. This quantity of water does not include water stored in unregulated or unlicensed dams under the Act, example, outside proclaimed areas. Any data requests are available by contacting the Water and Rivers Commission’s Regional Support Branch Alpha Project by either email ([email protected]), facsimile (08) 9278 0401 or by telephone (08) 9278 0560. (ii) 24.3GL of the total quantity of water allocation in the aforementioned Shires comes from shallow aquifers (ie from superficial, fractured rock and unconfined aquifers). (iii) 7.6 GL of the total quantity of water allocation in those Shires comes from the SW Yarragadee aquifer. The remaining 4GL come mainly from the Leederville Aquifer. (iv) Again, this information is available from the Commission’s Water Information Network database. Generally, the water quality is of potable to marginal quality varying from 0 to 2000 mg/l total salts. (c) This information is available from the Commission’s Water Information Network database for licensed entitlements greater than 0.5 Gl/annum that are metered. Generally, the water use during 2002/03 has been observed, by compliance reporting, at an average of 80% of licensed entitlements. (d) (i) Total allocation to the dairy industry is 273,900 kilolitres per annum (0.27 GL). (ii) Total allocated to irrigated horticulture is 137.2 GL. (iii) This information is not available. (iv) The total volume allocated to primary industry use other than dairy or horticulture is 14.3 GL. (e) The licensing process grants the right for the proponent to take water. The information provided in this response has been calculated from the annual water entitlements that have been granted. Licences provided the legal framework from which trading of the water entitlements may occur. Water is the property of the Crown. Therefore, State responsibility determines the right to the use and flow, and to the control, of water. Unless appropriated by law, the provision of a licence entitles that the licensee may access and utilise water for the purpose as described by the licence and as and when it is required. (f) Licences entitle access to and use of water as stated in the licence conditions. While the State maintains its overall responsibility to water flow and allocation, a licence enables security of access to the supply and the right to take, use and trade that entitlement. (g) Licences issued entitle ownership rights in the form of legal taking, use and trading of the water entitlement. (h) (i) New licence applications do not attract a fee. Prior to January 2001, the transfer of licence entitlements did not attract a fee. Legislation enacted in January 2001 now requires that a fee of $200 be paid when applications to transfer ownership of entitlements are lodged. (ii) There is no initial uptake cost. (iii) Not applicable. (j) No. Licences are generally issued with the view that they will be held in perpetuity. Licences are regularly renewed and a presumption of renewal largely guides the decision-making. The State does have the right to review, amend and even revoke a licence should it prove that the impacts of abstraction are unacceptable. Renewal time frames range from two years to ten years. Licence amendments may be made with the view of protecting the resource or where there is insufficient resource to meet demands, or to better regulate the use in response to new findings, or a state crisis such as drought. Compensation is payable if decisions are found to be not fair, equitable or unjust.
Surface Water Areas: Waroona Irrigation District Harvey Irrigation District Collie River Irrigation District Preston Valley Irrigation District Preston River Brunswick River Ferguson River Capel River Groundwater Areas: South West Coastal (not all sub areas) Bunbury Busselton/Capel (not all sub areas) (b) (i) 116.6 GL of the total quantity of water allocated in the aforementioned Shires is from stored dam resources. This quantity of water does not include water stored in unregulated or unlicensed dams under the Act, example, outside proclaimed areas. Any data requests are available by contacting the Water and Rivers Commission’s Regional Support Branch Alpha Project by either email ([email protected]), facsimile (08) 9278 0401 or by telephone (08) 9278 0560. (ii) 24.3GL of the total quantity of water allocation in the aforementioned Shires comes from shallow aquifers (ie from superficial, fractured rock and unconfined aquifers). (iii) 7.6 GL of the total quantity of water allocation in those Shires comes from the SW Yarragadee aquifer. The remaining 4GL come mainly from the Leederville Aquifer. (iv) Again, this information is available from the Commission’s Water Information Network database. Generally, the water quality is of potable to marginal quality varying from 0 to 2000 mg/l total salts. (c) This information is available from the Commission’s Water Information Network database for licensed entitlements greater than 0.5 Gl/annum that are metered. Generally, the water use during 2002/03 has been observed, by compliance reporting, at an average of 80% of licensed entitlements. (d) (i) Total allocation to the dairy industry is 273,900 kilolitres per annum (0.27 GL). (ii) Total allocated to irrigated horticulture is 137.2 GL. (iii) This information is not available. (iv) The total volume allocated to primary industry use other than dairy or horticulture is 14.3 GL. (e) The licensing process grants the right for the proponent to take water. The information provided in this response has been calculated from the annual water entitlements that have been granted. Licences provided the legal framework from which trading of the water entitlements may occur. Water is the property of the Crown. Therefore, State responsibility determines the right to the use and flow, and to the control, of water. Unless appropriated by law, the provision of a licence entitles that the licensee may access and utilise water for the purpose as described by the licence and as and when it is required. (f) Licences entitle access to and use of water as stated in the licence conditions. While the State maintains its overall responsibility to water flow and allocation, a licence enables security of access to the supply and the right to take, use and trade that entitlement. (g) Licences issued entitle ownership rights in the form of legal taking, use and trading of the water entitlement. (h) (i) New licence applications do not attract a fee. Prior to January 2001, the transfer of licence entitlements did not attract a fee. Legislation enacted in January 2001 now requires that a fee of $200 be paid when applications to transfer ownership of entitlements are lodged. (ii) There is no initial uptake cost. (iii) Not applicable. (j) No. Licences are generally issued with the view that they will be held in perpetuity. Licences are regularly renewed and a presumption of renewal largely guides the decision-making. The State does have the right to review, amend and even revoke a licence should it prove that the impacts of abstraction are unacceptable. Renewal time frames range from two years to ten years. Licence amendments may be made with the view of protecting the resource or where there is insufficient resource to meet demands, or to better regulate the use in response to new findings, or a state crisis such as drought. Compensation is payable if decisions are found to be not fair, equitable or unjust.
Waroona Irrigation District Harvey Irrigation District Collie River Irrigation District Preston Valley Irrigation District Preston River Brunswick River Ferguson River Capel River Groundwater Areas: South West Coastal (not all sub areas) Bunbury Busselton/Capel (not all sub areas) (b) (i) 116.6 GL of the total quantity of water allocated in the aforementioned Shires is from stored dam resources. This quantity of water does not include water stored in unregulated or unlicensed dams under the Act, example, outside proclaimed areas. Any data requests are available by contacting the Water and Rivers Commission’s Regional Support Branch Alpha Project by either email ([email protected]), facsimile (08) 9278 0401 or by telephone (08) 9278 0560. (ii) 24.3GL of the total quantity of water allocation in the aforementioned Shires comes from shallow aquifers (ie from superficial, fractured rock and unconfined aquifers). (iii) 7.6 GL of the total quantity of water allocation in those Shires comes from the SW Yarragadee aquifer. The remaining 4GL come mainly from the Leederville Aquifer. (iv) Again, this information is available from the Commission’s Water Information Network database. Generally, the water quality is of potable to marginal quality varying from 0 to 2000 mg/l total salts. (c) This information is available from the Commission’s Water Information Network database for licensed entitlements greater than 0.5 Gl/annum that are metered. Generally, the water use during 2002/03 has been observed, by compliance reporting, at an average of 80% of licensed entitlements. (d) (i) Total allocation to the dairy industry is 273,900 kilolitres per annum (0.27 GL). (ii) Total allocated to irrigated horticulture is 137.2 GL. (iii) This information is not available. (iv) The total volume allocated to primary industry use other than dairy or horticulture is 14.3 GL. (e) The licensing process grants the right for the proponent to take water. The information provided in this response has been calculated from the annual water entitlements that have been granted. Licences provided the legal framework from which trading of the water entitlements may occur. Water is the property of the Crown. Therefore, State responsibility determines the right to the use and flow, and to the control, of water. Unless appropriated by law, the provision of a licence entitles that the licensee may access and utilise water for the purpose as described by the licence and as and when it is required. (f) Licences entitle access to and use of water as stated in the licence conditions. While the State maintains its overall responsibility to water flow and allocation, a licence enables security of access to the supply and the right to take, use and trade that entitlement. (g) Licences issued entitle ownership rights in the form of legal taking, use and trading of the water entitlement. (h) (i) New licence applications do not attract a fee. Prior to January 2001, the transfer of licence entitlements did not attract a fee. Legislation enacted in January 2001 now requires that a fee of $200 be paid when applications to transfer ownership of entitlements are lodged. (ii) There is no initial uptake cost. (iii) Not applicable. (j) No. Licences are generally issued with the view that they will be held in perpetuity. Licences are regularly renewed and a presumption of renewal largely guides the decision-making. The State does have the right to review, amend and even revoke a licence should it prove that the impacts of abstraction are unacceptable. Renewal time frames range from two years to ten years. Licence amendments may be made with the view of protecting the resource or where there is insufficient resource to meet demands, or to better regulate the use in response to new findings, or a state crisis such as drought. Compensation is payable if decisions are found to be not fair, equitable or unjust.
Groundwater Areas: South West Coastal (not all sub areas) Bunbury Busselton/Capel (not all sub areas) (b) (i) 116.6 GL of the total quantity of water allocated in the aforementioned Shires is from stored dam resources. This quantity of water does not include water stored in unregulated or unlicensed dams under the Act, example, outside proclaimed areas. Any data requests are available by contacting the Water and Rivers Commission’s Regional Support Branch Alpha Project by either email ([email protected]), facsimile (08) 9278 0401 or by telephone (08) 9278 0560. (ii) 24.3GL of the total quantity of water allocation in the aforementioned Shires comes from shallow aquifers (ie from superficial, fractured rock and unconfined aquifers). (iii) 7.6 GL of the total quantity of water allocation in those Shires comes from the SW Yarragadee aquifer. The remaining 4GL come mainly from the Leederville Aquifer. (iv) Again, this information is available from the Commission’s Water Information Network database. Generally, the water quality is of potable to marginal quality varying from 0 to 2000 mg/l total salts. (c) This information is available from the Commission’s Water Information Network database for licensed entitlements greater than 0.5 Gl/annum that are metered. Generally, the water use during 2002/03 has been observed, by compliance reporting, at an average of 80% of licensed entitlements. (d) (i) Total allocation to the dairy industry is 273,900 kilolitres per annum (0.27 GL). (ii) Total allocated to irrigated horticulture is 137.2 GL. (iii) This information is not available. (iv) The total volume allocated to primary industry use other than dairy or horticulture is 14.3 GL. (e) The licensing process grants the right for the proponent to take water. The information provided in this response has been calculated from the annual water entitlements that have been granted. Licences provided the legal framework from which trading of the water entitlements may occur. Water is the property of the Crown. Therefore, State responsibility determines the right to the use and flow, and to the control, of water. Unless appropriated by law, the provision of a licence entitles that the licensee may access and utilise water for the purpose as described by the licence and as and when it is required. (f) Licences entitle access to and use of water as stated in the licence conditions. While the State maintains its overall responsibility to water flow and allocation, a licence enables security of access to the supply and the right to take, use and trade that entitlement. (g) Licences issued entitle ownership rights in the form of legal taking, use and trading of the water entitlement. (h) (i) New licence applications do not attract a fee. Prior to January 2001, the transfer of licence entitlements did not attract a fee. Legislation enacted in January 2001 now requires that a fee of $200 be paid when applications to transfer ownership of entitlements are lodged. (ii) There is no initial uptake cost. (iii) Not applicable. (j) No. Licences are generally issued with the view that they will be held in perpetuity. Licences are regularly renewed and a presumption of renewal largely guides the decision-making. The State does have the right to review, amend and even revoke a licence should it prove that the impacts of abstraction are unacceptable. Renewal time frames range from two years to ten years. Licence amendments may be made with the view of protecting the resource or where there is insufficient resource to meet demands, or to better regulate the use in response to new findings, or a state crisis such as drought. Compensation is payable if decisions are found to be not fair, equitable or unjust.
South West Coastal (not all sub areas) Bunbury Busselton/Capel (not all sub areas) (b) (i) 116.6 GL of the total quantity of water allocated in the aforementioned Shires is from stored dam resources. This quantity of water does not include water stored in unregulated or unlicensed dams under the Act, example, outside proclaimed areas. Any data requests are available by contacting the Water and Rivers Commission’s Regional Support Branch Alpha Project by either email ([email protected]), facsimile (08) 9278 0401 or by telephone (08) 9278 0560. (ii) 24.3GL of the total quantity of water allocation in the aforementioned Shires comes from shallow aquifers (ie from superficial, fractured rock and unconfined aquifers). (iii) 7.6 GL of the total quantity of water allocation in those Shires comes from the SW Yarragadee aquifer. The remaining 4GL come mainly from the Leederville Aquifer. (iv) Again, this information is available from the Commission’s Water Information Network database. Generally, the water quality is of potable to marginal quality varying from 0 to 2000 mg/l total salts. (c) This information is available from the Commission’s Water Information Network database for licensed entitlements greater than 0.5 Gl/annum that are metered. Generally, the water use during 2002/03 has been observed, by compliance reporting, at an average of 80% of licensed entitlements. (d) (i) Total allocation to the dairy industry is 273,900 kilolitres per annum (0.27 GL). (ii) Total allocated to irrigated horticulture is 137.2 GL. (iii) This information is not available. (iv) The total volume allocated to primary industry use other than dairy or horticulture is 14.3 GL. (e) The licensing process grants the right for the proponent to take water. The information provided in this response has been calculated from the annual water entitlements that have been granted. Licences provided the legal framework from which trading of the water entitlements may occur. Water is the property of the Crown. Therefore, State responsibility determines the right to the use and flow, and to the control, of water. Unless appropriated by law, the provision of a licence entitles that the licensee may access and utilise water for the purpose as described by the licence and as and when it is required. (f) Licences entitle access to and use of water as stated in the licence conditions. While the State maintains its overall responsibility to water flow and allocation, a licence enables security of access to the supply and the right to take, use and trade that entitlement. (g) Licences issued entitle ownership rights in the form of legal taking, use and trading of the water entitlement. (h) (i) New licence applications do not attract a fee. Prior to January 2001, the transfer of licence entitlements did not attract a fee. Legislation enacted in January 2001 now requires that a fee of $200 be paid when applications to transfer ownership of entitlements are lodged. (ii) There is no initial uptake cost. (iii) Not applicable. (j) No. Licences are generally issued with the view that they will be held in perpetuity. Licences are regularly renewed and a presumption of renewal largely guides the decision-making. The State does have the right to review, amend and even revoke a licence should it prove that the impacts of abstraction are unacceptable. Renewal time frames range from two years to ten years. Licence amendments may be made with the view of protecting the resource or where there is insufficient resource to meet demands, or to better regulate the use in response to new findings, or a state crisis such as drought. Compensation is payable if decisions are found to be not fair, equitable or unjust.
(b) (i) 116.6 GL of the total quantity of water allocated in the aforementioned Shires is from stored dam resources. This quantity of water does not include water stored in unregulated or unlicensed dams under the Act, example, outside proclaimed areas. Any data requests are available by contacting the Water and Rivers Commission’s Regional Support Branch Alpha Project by either email ([email protected]), facsimile (08) 9278 0401 or by telephone (08) 9278 0560. (ii) 24.3GL of the total quantity of water allocation in the aforementioned Shires comes from shallow aquifers (ie from superficial, fractured rock and unconfined aquifers). (iii) 7.6 GL of the total quantity of water allocation in those Shires comes from the SW Yarragadee aquifer. The remaining 4GL come mainly from the Leederville Aquifer. (iv) Again, this information is available from the Commission’s Water Information Network database. Generally, the water quality is of potable to marginal quality varying from 0 to 2000 mg/l total salts. (c) This information is available from the Commission’s Water Information Network database for licensed entitlements greater than 0.5 Gl/annum that are metered. Generally, the water use during 2002/03 has been observed, by compliance reporting, at an average of 80% of licensed entitlements. (d) (i) Total allocation to the dairy industry is 273,900 kilolitres per annum (0.27 GL). (ii) Total allocated to irrigated horticulture is 137.2 GL. (iii) This information is not available. (iv) The total volume allocated to primary industry use other than dairy or horticulture is 14.3 GL. (e) The licensing process grants the right for the proponent to take water. The information provided in this response has been calculated from the annual water entitlements that have been granted. Licences provided the legal framework from which trading of the water entitlements may occur. Water is the property of the Crown. Therefore, State responsibility determines the right to the use and flow, and to the control, of water. Unless appropriated by law, the provision of a licence entitles that the licensee may access and utilise water for the purpose as described by the licence and as and when it is required. (f) Licences entitle access to and use of water as stated in the licence conditions. While the State maintains its overall responsibility to water flow and allocation, a licence enables security of access to the supply and the right to take, use and trade that entitlement. (g) Licences issued entitle ownership rights in the form of legal taking, use and trading of the water entitlement. (h) (i) New licence applications do not attract a fee. Prior to January 2001, the transfer of licence entitlements did not attract a fee. Legislation enacted in January 2001 now requires that a fee of $200 be paid when applications to transfer ownership of entitlements are lodged. (ii) There is no initial uptake cost. (iii) Not applicable. (j) No. Licences are generally issued with the view that they will be held in perpetuity. Licences are regularly renewed and a presumption of renewal largely guides the decision-making. The State does have the right to review, amend and even revoke a licence should it prove that the impacts of abstraction are unacceptable. Renewal time frames range from two years to ten years. Licence amendments may be made with the view of protecting the resource or where there is insufficient resource to meet demands, or to better regulate the use in response to new findings, or a state crisis such as drought. Compensation is payable if decisions are found to be not fair, equitable or unjust.
This quantity of water does not include water stored in unregulated or unlicensed dams under the Act, example, outside proclaimed areas. Any data requests are available by contacting the Water and Rivers Commission’s Regional Support Branch Alpha Project by either email ([email protected]), facsimile (08) 9278 0401 or by telephone (08) 9278 0560. (ii) 24.3GL of the total quantity of water allocation in the aforementioned Shires comes from shallow aquifers (ie from superficial, fractured rock and unconfined aquifers). (iii) 7.6 GL of the total quantity of water allocation in those Shires comes from the SW Yarragadee aquifer. The remaining 4GL come mainly from the Leederville Aquifer. (iv) Again, this information is available from the Commission’s Water Information Network database. Generally, the water quality is of potable to marginal quality varying from 0 to 2000 mg/l total salts. (c) This information is available from the Commission’s Water Information Network database for licensed entitlements greater than 0.5 Gl/annum that are metered. Generally, the water use during 2002/03 has been observed, by compliance reporting, at an average of 80% of licensed entitlements. (d) (i) Total allocation to the dairy industry is 273,900 kilolitres per annum (0.27 GL). (ii) Total allocated to irrigated horticulture is 137.2 GL. (iii) This information is not available. (iv) The total volume allocated to primary industry use other than dairy or horticulture is 14.3 GL. (e) The licensing process grants the right for the proponent to take water. The information provided in this response has been calculated from the annual water entitlements that have been granted. Licences provided the legal framework from which trading of the water entitlements may occur. Water is the property of the Crown. Therefore, State responsibility determines the right to the use and flow, and to the control, of water. Unless appropriated by law, the provision of a licence entitles that the licensee may access and utilise water for the purpose as described by the licence and as and when it is required. (f) Licences entitle access to and use of water as stated in the licence conditions. While the State maintains its overall responsibility to water flow and allocation, a licence enables security of access to the supply and the right to take, use and trade that entitlement. (g) Licences issued entitle ownership rights in the form of legal taking, use and trading of the water entitlement. (h) (i) New licence applications do not attract a fee. Prior to January 2001, the transfer of licence entitlements did not attract a fee. Legislation enacted in January 2001 now requires that a fee of $200 be paid when applications to transfer ownership of entitlements are lodged. (ii) There is no initial uptake cost. (iii) Not applicable. (j) No. Licences are generally issued with the view that they will be held in perpetuity. Licences are regularly renewed and a presumption of renewal largely guides the decision-making. The State does have the right to review, amend and even revoke a licence should it prove that the impacts of abstraction are unacceptable. Renewal time frames range from two years to ten years. Licence amendments may be made with the view of protecting the resource or where there is insufficient resource to meet demands, or to better regulate the use in response to new findings, or a state crisis such as drought. Compensation is payable if decisions are found to be not fair, equitable or unjust.
Any data requests are available by contacting the Water and Rivers Commission’s Regional Support Branch Alpha Project by either email ([email protected]), facsimile (08) 9278 0401 or by telephone (08) 9278 0560. (ii) 24.3GL of the total quantity of water allocation in the aforementioned Shires comes from shallow aquifers (ie from superficial, fractured rock and unconfined aquifers). (iii) 7.6 GL of the total quantity of water allocation in those Shires comes from the SW Yarragadee aquifer. The remaining 4GL come mainly from the Leederville Aquifer. (iv) Again, this information is available from the Commission’s Water Information Network database. Generally, the water quality is of potable to marginal quality varying from 0 to 2000 mg/l total salts. (c) This information is available from the Commission’s Water Information Network database for licensed entitlements greater than 0.5 Gl/annum that are metered. Generally, the water use during 2002/03 has been observed, by compliance reporting, at an average of 80% of licensed entitlements. (d) (i) Total allocation to the dairy industry is 273,900 kilolitres per annum (0.27 GL). (ii) Total allocated to irrigated horticulture is 137.2 GL. (iii) This information is not available. (iv) The total volume allocated to primary industry use other than dairy or horticulture is 14.3 GL. (e) The licensing process grants the right for the proponent to take water. The information provided in this response has been calculated from the annual water entitlements that have been granted. Licences provided the legal framework from which trading of the water entitlements may occur. Water is the property of the Crown. Therefore, State responsibility determines the right to the use and flow, and to the control, of water. Unless appropriated by law, the provision of a licence entitles that the licensee may access and utilise water for the purpose as described by the licence and as and when it is required. (f) Licences entitle access to and use of water as stated in the licence conditions. While the State maintains its overall responsibility to water flow and allocation, a licence enables security of access to the supply and the right to take, use and trade that entitlement. (g) Licences issued entitle ownership rights in the form of legal taking, use and trading of the water entitlement. (h) (i) New licence applications do not attract a fee. Prior to January 2001, the transfer of licence entitlements did not attract a fee. Legislation enacted in January 2001 now requires that a fee of $200 be paid when applications to transfer ownership of entitlements are lodged. (ii) There is no initial uptake cost. (iii) Not applicable. (j) No. Licences are generally issued with the view that they will be held in perpetuity. Licences are regularly renewed and a presumption of renewal largely guides the decision-making. The State does have the right to review, amend and even revoke a licence should it prove that the impacts of abstraction are unacceptable. Renewal time frames range from two years to ten years. Licence amendments may be made with the view of protecting the resource or where there is insufficient resource to meet demands, or to better regulate the use in response to new findings, or a state crisis such as drought. Compensation is payable if decisions are found to be not fair, equitable or unjust.
(ii) 24.3GL of the total quantity of water allocation in the aforementioned Shires comes from shallow aquifers (ie from superficial, fractured rock and unconfined aquifers). (iii) 7.6 GL of the total quantity of water allocation in those Shires comes from the SW Yarragadee aquifer. The remaining 4GL come mainly from the Leederville Aquifer. (iv) Again, this information is available from the Commission’s Water Information Network database. Generally, the water quality is of potable to marginal quality varying from 0 to 2000 mg/l total salts. (c) This information is available from the Commission’s Water Information Network database for licensed entitlements greater than 0.5 Gl/annum that are metered. Generally, the water use during 2002/03 has been observed, by compliance reporting, at an average of 80% of licensed entitlements. (d) (i) Total allocation to the dairy industry is 273,900 kilolitres per annum (0.27 GL). (ii) Total allocated to irrigated horticulture is 137.2 GL. (iii) This information is not available. (iv) The total volume allocated to primary industry use other than dairy or horticulture is 14.3 GL. (e) The licensing process grants the right for the proponent to take water. The information provided in this response has been calculated from the annual water entitlements that have been granted. Licences provided the legal framework from which trading of the water entitlements may occur. Water is the property of the Crown. Therefore, State responsibility determines the right to the use and flow, and to the control, of water. Unless appropriated by law, the provision of a licence entitles that the licensee may access and utilise water for the purpose as described by the licence and as and when it is required. (f) Licences entitle access to and use of water as stated in the licence conditions. While the State maintains its overall responsibility to water flow and allocation, a licence enables security of access to the supply and the right to take, use and trade that entitlement. (g) Licences issued entitle ownership rights in the form of legal taking, use and trading of the water entitlement. (h) (i) New licence applications do not attract a fee. Prior to January 2001, the transfer of licence entitlements did not attract a fee. Legislation enacted in January 2001 now requires that a fee of $200 be paid when applications to transfer ownership of entitlements are lodged. (ii) There is no initial uptake cost. (iii) Not applicable. (j) No. Licences are generally issued with the view that they will be held in perpetuity. Licences are regularly renewed and a presumption of renewal largely guides the decision-making. The State does have the right to review, amend and even revoke a licence should it prove that the impacts of abstraction are unacceptable. Renewal time frames range from two years to ten years. Licence amendments may be made with the view of protecting the resource or where there is insufficient resource to meet demands, or to better regulate the use in response to new findings, or a state crisis such as drought. Compensation is payable if decisions are found to be not fair, equitable or unjust.
(iii) 7.6 GL of the total quantity of water allocation in those Shires comes from the SW Yarragadee aquifer. The remaining 4GL come mainly from the Leederville Aquifer. (iv) Again, this information is available from the Commission’s Water Information Network database. Generally, the water quality is of potable to marginal quality varying from 0 to 2000 mg/l total salts. (c) This information is available from the Commission’s Water Information Network database for licensed entitlements greater than 0.5 Gl/annum that are metered. Generally, the water use during 2002/03 has been observed, by compliance reporting, at an average of 80% of licensed entitlements. (d) (i) Total allocation to the dairy industry is 273,900 kilolitres per annum (0.27 GL). (ii) Total allocated to irrigated horticulture is 137.2 GL. (iii) This information is not available. (iv) The total volume allocated to primary industry use other than dairy or horticulture is 14.3 GL. (e) The licensing process grants the right for the proponent to take water. The information provided in this response has been calculated from the annual water entitlements that have been granted. Licences provided the legal framework from which trading of the water entitlements may occur. Water is the property of the Crown. Therefore, State responsibility determines the right to the use and flow, and to the control, of water. Unless appropriated by law, the provision of a licence entitles that the licensee may access and utilise water for the purpose as described by the licence and as and when it is required. (f) Licences entitle access to and use of water as stated in the licence conditions. While the State maintains its overall responsibility to water flow and allocation, a licence enables security of access to the supply and the right to take, use and trade that entitlement. (g) Licences issued entitle ownership rights in the form of legal taking, use and trading of the water entitlement. (h) (i) New licence applications do not attract a fee. Prior to January 2001, the transfer of licence entitlements did not attract a fee. Legislation enacted in January 2001 now requires that a fee of $200 be paid when applications to transfer ownership of entitlements are lodged. (ii) There is no initial uptake cost. (iii) Not applicable. (j) No. Licences are generally issued with the view that they will be held in perpetuity. Licences are regularly renewed and a presumption of renewal largely guides the decision-making. The State does have the right to review, amend and even revoke a licence should it prove that the impacts of abstraction are unacceptable. Renewal time frames range from two years to ten years. Licence amendments may be made with the view of protecting the resource or where there is insufficient resource to meet demands, or to better regulate the use in response to new findings, or a state crisis such as drought. Compensation is payable if decisions are found to be not fair, equitable or unjust.
The remaining 4GL come mainly from the Leederville Aquifer. (iv) Again, this information is available from the Commission’s Water Information Network database. Generally, the water quality is of potable to marginal quality varying from 0 to 2000 mg/l total salts. (c) This information is available from the Commission’s Water Information Network database for licensed entitlements greater than 0.5 Gl/annum that are metered. Generally, the water use during 2002/03 has been observed, by compliance reporting, at an average of 80% of licensed entitlements. (d) (i) Total allocation to the dairy industry is 273,900 kilolitres per annum (0.27 GL). (ii) Total allocated to irrigated horticulture is 137.2 GL. (iii) This information is not available. (iv) The total volume allocated to primary industry use other than dairy or horticulture is 14.3 GL. (e) The licensing process grants the right for the proponent to take water. The information provided in this response has been calculated from the annual water entitlements that have been granted. Licences provided the legal framework from which trading of the water entitlements may occur. Water is the property of the Crown. Therefore, State responsibility determines the right to the use and flow, and to the control, of water. Unless appropriated by law, the provision of a licence entitles that the licensee may access and utilise water for the purpose as described by the licence and as and when it is required. (f) Licences entitle access to and use of water as stated in the licence conditions. While the State maintains its overall responsibility to water flow and allocation, a licence enables security of access to the supply and the right to take, use and trade that entitlement. (g) Licences issued entitle ownership rights in the form of legal taking, use and trading of the water entitlement. (h) (i) New licence applications do not attract a fee. Prior to January 2001, the transfer of licence entitlements did not attract a fee. Legislation enacted in January 2001 now requires that a fee of $200 be paid when applications to transfer ownership of entitlements are lodged. (ii) There is no initial uptake cost. (iii) Not applicable. (j) No. Licences are generally issued with the view that they will be held in perpetuity. Licences are regularly renewed and a presumption of renewal largely guides the decision-making. The State does have the right to review, amend and even revoke a licence should it prove that the impacts of abstraction are unacceptable. Renewal time frames range from two years to ten years. Licence amendments may be made with the view of protecting the resource or where there is insufficient resource to meet demands, or to better regulate the use in response to new findings, or a state crisis such as drought. Compensation is payable if decisions are found to be not fair, equitable or unjust.
(iv) Again, this information is available from the Commission’s Water Information Network database. Generally, the water quality is of potable to marginal quality varying from 0 to 2000 mg/l total salts. (c) This information is available from the Commission’s Water Information Network database for licensed entitlements greater than 0.5 Gl/annum that are metered. Generally, the water use during 2002/03 has been observed, by compliance reporting, at an average of 80% of licensed entitlements. (d) (i) Total allocation to the dairy industry is 273,900 kilolitres per annum (0.27 GL). (ii) Total allocated to irrigated horticulture is 137.2 GL. (iii) This information is not available. (iv) The total volume allocated to primary industry use other than dairy or horticulture is 14.3 GL. (e) The licensing process grants the right for the proponent to take water. The information provided in this response has been calculated from the annual water entitlements that have been granted. Licences provided the legal framework from which trading of the water entitlements may occur. Water is the property of the Crown. Therefore, State responsibility determines the right to the use and flow, and to the control, of water. Unless appropriated by law, the provision of a licence entitles that the licensee may access and utilise water for the purpose as described by the licence and as and when it is required. (f) Licences entitle access to and use of water as stated in the licence conditions. While the State maintains its overall responsibility to water flow and allocation, a licence enables security of access to the supply and the right to take, use and trade that entitlement. (g) Licences issued entitle ownership rights in the form of legal taking, use and trading of the water entitlement. (h) (i) New licence applications do not attract a fee. Prior to January 2001, the transfer of licence entitlements did not attract a fee. Legislation enacted in January 2001 now requires that a fee of $200 be paid when applications to transfer ownership of entitlements are lodged. (ii) There is no initial uptake cost. (iii) Not applicable. (j) No. Licences are generally issued with the view that they will be held in perpetuity. Licences are regularly renewed and a presumption of renewal largely guides the decision-making. The State does have the right to review, amend and even revoke a licence should it prove that the impacts of abstraction are unacceptable. Renewal time frames range from two years to ten years. Licence amendments may be made with the view of protecting the resource or where there is insufficient resource to meet demands, or to better regulate the use in response to new findings, or a state crisis such as drought. Compensation is payable if decisions are found to be not fair, equitable or unjust.
(c) This information is available from the Commission’s Water Information Network database for licensed entitlements greater than 0.5 Gl/annum that are metered. Generally, the water use during 2002/03 has been observed, by compliance reporting, at an average of 80% of licensed entitlements. (d) (i) Total allocation to the dairy industry is 273,900 kilolitres per annum (0.27 GL). (ii) Total allocated to irrigated horticulture is 137.2 GL. (iii) This information is not available. (iv) The total volume allocated to primary industry use other than dairy or horticulture is 14.3 GL. (e) The licensing process grants the right for the proponent to take water. The information provided in this response has been calculated from the annual water entitlements that have been granted. Licences provided the legal framework from which trading of the water entitlements may occur. Water is the property of the Crown. Therefore, State responsibility determines the right to the use and flow, and to the control, of water. Unless appropriated by law, the provision of a licence entitles that the licensee may access and utilise water for the purpose as described by the licence and as and when it is required. (f) Licences entitle access to and use of water as stated in the licence conditions. While the State maintains its overall responsibility to water flow and allocation, a licence enables security of access to the supply and the right to take, use and trade that entitlement. (g) Licences issued entitle ownership rights in the form of legal taking, use and trading of the water entitlement. (h) (i) New licence applications do not attract a fee. Prior to January 2001, the transfer of licence entitlements did not attract a fee. Legislation enacted in January 2001 now requires that a fee of $200 be paid when applications to transfer ownership of entitlements are lodged. (ii) There is no initial uptake cost. (iii) Not applicable. (j) No. Licences are generally issued with the view that they will be held in perpetuity. Licences are regularly renewed and a presumption of renewal largely guides the decision-making. The State does have the right to review, amend and even revoke a licence should it prove that the impacts of abstraction are unacceptable. Renewal time frames range from two years to ten years. Licence amendments may be made with the view of protecting the resource or where there is insufficient resource to meet demands, or to better regulate the use in response to new findings, or a state crisis such as drought. Compensation is payable if decisions are found to be not fair, equitable or unjust.
(d) (i) Total allocation to the dairy industry is 273,900 kilolitres per annum (0.27 GL). (ii) Total allocated to irrigated horticulture is 137.2 GL. (iii) This information is not available. (iv) The total volume allocated to primary industry use other than dairy or horticulture is 14.3 GL. (e) The licensing process grants the right for the proponent to take water. The information provided in this response has been calculated from the annual water entitlements that have been granted. Licences provided the legal framework from which trading of the water entitlements may occur. Water is the property of the Crown. Therefore, State responsibility determines the right to the use and flow, and to the control, of water. Unless appropriated by law, the provision of a licence entitles that the licensee may access and utilise water for the purpose as described by the licence and as and when it is required. (f) Licences entitle access to and use of water as stated in the licence conditions. While the State maintains its overall responsibility to water flow and allocation, a licence enables security of access to the supply and the right to take, use and trade that entitlement. (g) Licences issued entitle ownership rights in the form of legal taking, use and trading of the water entitlement. (h) (i) New licence applications do not attract a fee. Prior to January 2001, the transfer of licence entitlements did not attract a fee. Legislation enacted in January 2001 now requires that a fee of $200 be paid when applications to transfer ownership of entitlements are lodged. (ii) There is no initial uptake cost. (iii) Not applicable. (j) No. Licences are generally issued with the view that they will be held in perpetuity. Licences are regularly renewed and a presumption of renewal largely guides the decision-making. The State does have the right to review, amend and even revoke a licence should it prove that the impacts of abstraction are unacceptable. Renewal time frames range from two years to ten years. Licence amendments may be made with the view of protecting the resource or where there is insufficient resource to meet demands, or to better regulate the use in response to new findings, or a state crisis such as drought. Compensation is payable if decisions are found to be not fair, equitable or unjust.
(ii) Total allocated to irrigated horticulture is 137.2 GL. (iii) This information is not available. (iv) The total volume allocated to primary industry use other than dairy or horticulture is 14.3 GL. (e) The licensing process grants the right for the proponent to take water. The information provided in this response has been calculated from the annual water entitlements that have been granted. Licences provided the legal framework from which trading of the water entitlements may occur. Water is the property of the Crown. Therefore, State responsibility determines the right to the use and flow, and to the control, of water. Unless appropriated by law, the provision of a licence entitles that the licensee may access and utilise water for the purpose as described by the licence and as and when it is required. (f) Licences entitle access to and use of water as stated in the licence conditions. While the State maintains its overall responsibility to water flow and allocation, a licence enables security of access to the supply and the right to take, use and trade that entitlement. (g) Licences issued entitle ownership rights in the form of legal taking, use and trading of the water entitlement. (h) (i) New licence applications do not attract a fee. Prior to January 2001, the transfer of licence entitlements did not attract a fee. Legislation enacted in January 2001 now requires that a fee of $200 be paid when applications to transfer ownership of entitlements are lodged. (ii) There is no initial uptake cost. (iii) Not applicable. (j) No. Licences are generally issued with the view that they will be held in perpetuity. Licences are regularly renewed and a presumption of renewal largely guides the decision-making. The State does have the right to review, amend and even revoke a licence should it prove that the impacts of abstraction are unacceptable. Renewal time frames range from two years to ten years. Licence amendments may be made with the view of protecting the resource or where there is insufficient resource to meet demands, or to better regulate the use in response to new findings, or a state crisis such as drought. Compensation is payable if decisions are found to be not fair, equitable or unjust.
(iii) This information is not available. (iv) The total volume allocated to primary industry use other than dairy or horticulture is 14.3 GL. (e) The licensing process grants the right for the proponent to take water. The information provided in this response has been calculated from the annual water entitlements that have been granted. Licences provided the legal framework from which trading of the water entitlements may occur. Water is the property of the Crown. Therefore, State responsibility determines the right to the use and flow, and to the control, of water. Unless appropriated by law, the provision of a licence entitles that the licensee may access and utilise water for the purpose as described by the licence and as and when it is required. (f) Licences entitle access to and use of water as stated in the licence conditions. While the State maintains its overall responsibility to water flow and allocation, a licence enables security of access to the supply and the right to take, use and trade that entitlement. (g) Licences issued entitle ownership rights in the form of legal taking, use and trading of the water entitlement. (h) (i) New licence applications do not attract a fee. Prior to January 2001, the transfer of licence entitlements did not attract a fee. Legislation enacted in January 2001 now requires that a fee of $200 be paid when applications to transfer ownership of entitlements are lodged. (ii) There is no initial uptake cost. (iii) Not applicable. (j) No. Licences are generally issued with the view that they will be held in perpetuity. Licences are regularly renewed and a presumption of renewal largely guides the decision-making. The State does have the right to review, amend and even revoke a licence should it prove that the impacts of abstraction are unacceptable. Renewal time frames range from two years to ten years. Licence amendments may be made with the view of protecting the resource or where there is insufficient resource to meet demands, or to better regulate the use in response to new findings, or a state crisis such as drought. Compensation is payable if decisions are found to be not fair, equitable or unjust.
(iv) The total volume allocated to primary industry use other than dairy or horticulture is 14.3 GL. (e) The licensing process grants the right for the proponent to take water. The information provided in this response has been calculated from the annual water entitlements that have been granted. Licences provided the legal framework from which trading of the water entitlements may occur. Water is the property of the Crown. Therefore, State responsibility determines the right to the use and flow, and to the control, of water. Unless appropriated by law, the provision of a licence entitles that the licensee may access and utilise water for the purpose as described by the licence and as and when it is required. (f) Licences entitle access to and use of water as stated in the licence conditions. While the State maintains its overall responsibility to water flow and allocation, a licence enables security of access to the supply and the right to take, use and trade that entitlement. (g) Licences issued entitle ownership rights in the form of legal taking, use and trading of the water entitlement. (h) (i) New licence applications do not attract a fee. Prior to January 2001, the transfer of licence entitlements did not attract a fee. Legislation enacted in January 2001 now requires that a fee of $200 be paid when applications to transfer ownership of entitlements are lodged. (ii) There is no initial uptake cost. (iii) Not applicable. (j) No. Licences are generally issued with the view that they will be held in perpetuity. Licences are regularly renewed and a presumption of renewal largely guides the decision-making. The State does have the right to review, amend and even revoke a licence should it prove that the impacts of abstraction are unacceptable. Renewal time frames range from two years to ten years. Licence amendments may be made with the view of protecting the resource or where there is insufficient resource to meet demands, or to better regulate the use in response to new findings, or a state crisis such as drought. Compensation is payable if decisions are found to be not fair, equitable or unjust.
(e) The licensing process grants the right for the proponent to take water. The information provided in this response has been calculated from the annual water entitlements that have been granted. Licences provided the legal framework from which trading of the water entitlements may occur. Water is the property of the Crown. Therefore, State responsibility determines the right to the use and flow, and to the control, of water. Unless appropriated by law, the provision of a licence entitles that the licensee may access and utilise water for the purpose as described by the licence and as and when it is required. (f) Licences entitle access to and use of water as stated in the licence conditions. While the State maintains its overall responsibility to water flow and allocation, a licence enables security of access to the supply and the right to take, use and trade that entitlement. (g) Licences issued entitle ownership rights in the form of legal taking, use and trading of the water entitlement. (h) (i) New licence applications do not attract a fee. Prior to January 2001, the transfer of licence entitlements did not attract a fee. Legislation enacted in January 2001 now requires that a fee of $200 be paid when applications to transfer ownership of entitlements are lodged. (ii) There is no initial uptake cost. (iii) Not applicable. (j) No. Licences are generally issued with the view that they will be held in perpetuity. Licences are regularly renewed and a presumption of renewal largely guides the decision-making. The State does have the right to review, amend and even revoke a licence should it prove that the impacts of abstraction are unacceptable. Renewal time frames range from two years to ten years. Licence amendments may be made with the view of protecting the resource or where there is insufficient resource to meet demands, or to better regulate the use in response to new findings, or a state crisis such as drought. Compensation is payable if decisions are found to be not fair, equitable or unjust.
Licences provided the legal framework from which trading of the water entitlements may occur. Water is the property of the Crown. Therefore, State responsibility determines the right to the use and flow, and to the control, of water. Unless appropriated by law, the provision of a licence entitles that the licensee may access and utilise water for the purpose as described by the licence and as and when it is required. (f) Licences entitle access to and use of water as stated in the licence conditions. While the State maintains its overall responsibility to water flow and allocation, a licence enables security of access to the supply and the right to take, use and trade that entitlement. (g) Licences issued entitle ownership rights in the form of legal taking, use and trading of the water entitlement. (h) (i) New licence applications do not attract a fee. Prior to January 2001, the transfer of licence entitlements did not attract a fee. Legislation enacted in January 2001 now requires that a fee of $200 be paid when applications to transfer ownership of entitlements are lodged. (ii) There is no initial uptake cost. (iii) Not applicable. (j) No. Licences are generally issued with the view that they will be held in perpetuity. Licences are regularly renewed and a presumption of renewal largely guides the decision-making. The State does have the right to review, amend and even revoke a licence should it prove that the impacts of abstraction are unacceptable. Renewal time frames range from two years to ten years. Licence amendments may be made with the view of protecting the resource or where there is insufficient resource to meet demands, or to better regulate the use in response to new findings, or a state crisis such as drought. Compensation is payable if decisions are found to be not fair, equitable or unjust.
Water is the property of the Crown. Therefore, State responsibility determines the right to the use and flow, and to the control, of water. Unless appropriated by law, the provision of a licence entitles that the licensee may access and utilise water for the purpose as described by the licence and as and when it is required. (f) Licences entitle access to and use of water as stated in the licence conditions. While the State maintains its overall responsibility to water flow and allocation, a licence enables security of access to the supply and the right to take, use and trade that entitlement. (g) Licences issued entitle ownership rights in the form of legal taking, use and trading of the water entitlement. (h) (i) New licence applications do not attract a fee. Prior to January 2001, the transfer of licence entitlements did not attract a fee. Legislation enacted in January 2001 now requires that a fee of $200 be paid when applications to transfer ownership of entitlements are lodged. (ii) There is no initial uptake cost. (iii) Not applicable. (j) No. Licences are generally issued with the view that they will be held in perpetuity. Licences are regularly renewed and a presumption of renewal largely guides the decision-making. The State does have the right to review, amend and even revoke a licence should it prove that the impacts of abstraction are unacceptable. Renewal time frames range from two years to ten years. Licence amendments may be made with the view of protecting the resource or where there is insufficient resource to meet demands, or to better regulate the use in response to new findings, or a state crisis such as drought. Compensation is payable if decisions are found to be not fair, equitable or unjust.
(f) Licences entitle access to and use of water as stated in the licence conditions. While the State maintains its overall responsibility to water flow and allocation, a licence enables security of access to the supply and the right to take, use and trade that entitlement. (g) Licences issued entitle ownership rights in the form of legal taking, use and trading of the water entitlement. (h) (i) New licence applications do not attract a fee. Prior to January 2001, the transfer of licence entitlements did not attract a fee. Legislation enacted in January 2001 now requires that a fee of $200 be paid when applications to transfer ownership of entitlements are lodged. (ii) There is no initial uptake cost. (iii) Not applicable. (j) No. Licences are generally issued with the view that they will be held in perpetuity. Licences are regularly renewed and a presumption of renewal largely guides the decision-making. The State does have the right to review, amend and even revoke a licence should it prove that the impacts of abstraction are unacceptable. Renewal time frames range from two years to ten years. Licence amendments may be made with the view of protecting the resource or where there is insufficient resource to meet demands, or to better regulate the use in response to new findings, or a state crisis such as drought. Compensation is payable if decisions are found to be not fair, equitable or unjust.
(g) Licences issued entitle ownership rights in the form of legal taking, use and trading of the water entitlement. (h) (i) New licence applications do not attract a fee. Prior to January 2001, the transfer of licence entitlements did not attract a fee. Legislation enacted in January 2001 now requires that a fee of $200 be paid when applications to transfer ownership of entitlements are lodged. (ii) There is no initial uptake cost. (iii) Not applicable. (j) No. Licences are generally issued with the view that they will be held in perpetuity. Licences are regularly renewed and a presumption of renewal largely guides the decision-making. The State does have the right to review, amend and even revoke a licence should it prove that the impacts of abstraction are unacceptable. Renewal time frames range from two years to ten years. Licence amendments may be made with the view of protecting the resource or where there is insufficient resource to meet demands, or to better regulate the use in response to new findings, or a state crisis such as drought. Compensation is payable if decisions are found to be not fair, equitable or unjust.
(h) (i) New licence applications do not attract a fee. Prior to January 2001, the transfer of licence entitlements did not attract a fee. Legislation enacted in January 2001 now requires that a fee of $200 be paid when applications to transfer ownership of entitlements are lodged. (ii) There is no initial uptake cost. (iii) Not applicable. (j) No. Licences are generally issued with the view that they will be held in perpetuity. Licences are regularly renewed and a presumption of renewal largely guides the decision-making. The State does have the right to review, amend and even revoke a licence should it prove that the impacts of abstraction are unacceptable. Renewal time frames range from two years to ten years. Licence amendments may be made with the view of protecting the resource or where there is insufficient resource to meet demands, or to better regulate the use in response to new findings, or a state crisis such as drought. Compensation is payable if decisions are found to be not fair, equitable or unjust.
Prior to January 2001, the transfer of licence entitlements did not attract a fee. Legislation enacted in January 2001 now requires that a fee of $200 be paid when applications to transfer ownership of entitlements are lodged. (ii) There is no initial uptake cost. (iii) Not applicable. (j) No. Licences are generally issued with the view that they will be held in perpetuity. Licences are regularly renewed and a presumption of renewal largely guides the decision-making. The State does have the right to review, amend and even revoke a licence should it prove that the impacts of abstraction are unacceptable. Renewal time frames range from two years to ten years. Licence amendments may be made with the view of protecting the resource or where there is insufficient resource to meet demands, or to better regulate the use in response to new findings, or a state crisis such as drought. Compensation is payable if decisions are found to be not fair, equitable or unjust.
(ii) There is no initial uptake cost. (iii) Not applicable. (j) No. Licences are generally issued with the view that they will be held in perpetuity. Licences are regularly renewed and a presumption of renewal largely guides the decision-making. The State does have the right to review, amend and even revoke a licence should it prove that the impacts of abstraction are unacceptable. Renewal time frames range from two years to ten years. Licence amendments may be made with the view of protecting the resource or where there is insufficient resource to meet demands, or to better regulate the use in response to new findings, or a state crisis such as drought. Compensation is payable if decisions are found to be not fair, equitable or unjust.
(iii) Not applicable. (j) No. Licences are generally issued with the view that they will be held in perpetuity. Licences are regularly renewed and a presumption of renewal largely guides the decision-making. The State does have the right to review, amend and even revoke a licence should it prove that the impacts of abstraction are unacceptable. Renewal time frames range from two years to ten years. Licence amendments may be made with the view of protecting the resource or where there is insufficient resource to meet demands, or to better regulate the use in response to new findings, or a state crisis such as drought. Compensation is payable if decisions are found to be not fair, equitable or unjust.
(j) No. Licences are generally issued with the view that they will be held in perpetuity. Licences are regularly renewed and a presumption of renewal largely guides the decision-making. The State does have the right to review, amend and even revoke a licence should it prove that the impacts of abstraction are unacceptable. Renewal time frames range from two years to ten years. Licence amendments may be made with the view of protecting the resource or where there is insufficient resource to meet demands, or to better regulate the use in response to new findings, or a state crisis such as drought. Compensation is payable if decisions are found to be not fair, equitable or unjust.
Licence amendments may be made with the view of protecting the resource or where there is insufficient resource to meet demands, or to better regulate the use in response to new findings, or a state crisis such as drought. Compensation is payable if decisions are found to be not fair, equitable or unjust.
(ii) shallow aquifers; (iii) the Yarragadee Aquifer; and (iv) of these sources (each dam and bore) will the Minister provide details of the quality of water provided (ie mg total salts/l);
(iii) the Yarragadee Aquifer; and (iv) of these sources (each dam and bore) will the Minister provide details of the quality of water provided (ie mg total salts/l);
(iv) of these sources (each dam and bore) will the Minister provide details of the quality of water provided (ie mg total salts/l);
(d) will the Minister advise the following - (i) total allocation to the dairy industry; (ii) total allocation to horticulture; (iii) methodology of spreading the water (ie how much of the quota is used in flood irrigation and how much is spread by sprinklers. This statistic would be useful as both a percentage in terms of hectares watered or percentage g/l allocated); and (iv) any other primary industry use apart from the two sectors above (eg wine or table grapes); (e) for the total allocation or quota of water are there any ownership rights attached to the current quantity or is the State the sole owner; (f) if there is any ownership rights to this water other that the state, will the Minister list the owners either as individuals or corporations; (g) when and how, if the answer to (e) and (f) above is anyone other that the state, how did they acquire the ownership rights; (h) if ownership has been given to others will the Minister advise the following cost and pricing arrangements - (i) price said for initial uptake or ownership transfer of water allocation (ii) was the initial uptake cost divided into a cost of water and a cost of capital infrastructure; (iii) if yes, will the Minister detail the split; (i) is there an annual royalty or resource rent tax paid each year for an access to the quota; (j) does the state have any right to vary the quantity of water offered each year from its resources or is it fixed in perpetuity?
(ii) total allocation to horticulture; (iii) methodology of spreading the water (ie how much of the quota is used in flood irrigation and how much is spread by sprinklers. This statistic would be useful as both a percentage in terms of hectares watered or percentage g/l allocated); and (iv) any other primary industry use apart from the two sectors above (eg wine or table grapes);
(iii) methodology of spreading the water (ie how much of the quota is used in flood irrigation and how much is spread by sprinklers. This statistic would be useful as both a percentage in terms of hectares watered or percentage g/l allocated); and (iv) any other primary industry use apart from the two sectors above (eg wine or table grapes);
(iv) any other primary industry use apart from the two sectors above (eg wine or table grapes);
(f) if there is any ownership rights to this water other that the state, will the Minister list the owners either as individuals or corporations; (g) when and how, if the answer to (e) and (f) above is anyone other that the state, how did they acquire the ownership rights; (h) if ownership has been given to others will the Minister advise the following cost and pricing arrangements - (i) price said for initial uptake or ownership transfer of water allocation (ii) was the initial uptake cost divided into a cost of water and a cost of capital infrastructure; (iii) if yes, will the Minister detail the split; (i) is there an annual royalty or resource rent tax paid each year for an access to the quota; (j) does the state have any right to vary the quantity of water offered each year from its resources or is it fixed in perpetuity?
(g) when and how, if the answer to (e) and (f) above is anyone other that the state, how did they acquire the ownership rights; (h) if ownership has been given to others will the Minister advise the following cost and pricing arrangements - (i) price said for initial uptake or ownership transfer of water allocation (ii) was the initial uptake cost divided into a cost of water and a cost of capital infrastructure; (iii) if yes, will the Minister detail the split; (i) is there an annual royalty or resource rent tax paid each year for an access to the quota; (j) does the state have any right to vary the quantity of water offered each year from its resources or is it fixed in perpetuity?
(h) if ownership has been given to others will the Minister advise the following cost and pricing arrangements - (i) price said for initial uptake or ownership transfer of water allocation (ii) was the initial uptake cost divided into a cost of water and a cost of capital infrastructure; (iii) if yes, will the Minister detail the split; (i) is there an annual royalty or resource rent tax paid each year for an access to the quota; (j) does the state have any right to vary the quantity of water offered each year from its resources or is it fixed in perpetuity?
(ii) was the initial uptake cost divided into a cost of water and a cost of capital infrastructure; (iii) if yes, will the Minister detail the split;
(iii) if yes, will the Minister detail the split;
(j) does the state have any right to vary the quantity of water offered each year from its resources or is it fixed in perpetuity?
This volume of water has been drawn from all licences within the Shires of Waroona, Harvey, Dardanup, Collie, Capel and the City of Bunbury. Surface Water Areas: Waroona Irrigation District Harvey Irrigation District Collie River Irrigation District Preston Valley Irrigation District Preston River Brunswick River Ferguson River Capel River Groundwater Areas: South West Coastal (not all sub areas) Bunbury Busselton/Capel (not all sub areas) (b) (i) 116.6 GL of the total quantity of water allocated in the aforementioned Shires is from stored dam resources. This quantity of water does not include water stored in unregulated or unlicensed dams under the Act, example, outside proclaimed areas. Any data requests are available by contacting the Water and Rivers Commission’s Regional Support Branch Alpha Project by either email ([email protected]), facsimile (08) 9278 0401 or by telephone (08) 9278 0560. (ii) 24.3GL of the total quantity of water allocation in the aforementioned Shires comes from shallow aquifers (ie from superficial, fractured rock and unconfined aquifers). (iii) 7.6 GL of the total quantity of water allocation in those Shires comes from the SW Yarragadee aquifer. The remaining 4GL come mainly from the Leederville Aquifer. (iv) Again, this information is available from the Commission’s Water Information Network database. Generally, the water quality is of potable to marginal quality varying from 0 to 2000 mg/l total salts. (c) This information is available from the Commission’s Water Information Network database for licensed entitlements greater than 0.5 Gl/annum that are metered. Generally, the water use during 2002/03 has been observed, by compliance reporting, at an average of 80% of licensed entitlements. (d) (i) Total allocation to the dairy industry is 273,900 kilolitres per annum (0.27 GL). (ii) Total allocated to irrigated horticulture is 137.2 GL. (iii) This information is not available. (iv) The total volume allocated to primary industry use other than dairy or horticulture is 14.3 GL. (e) The licensing process grants the right for the proponent to take water. The information provided in this response has been calculated from the annual water entitlements that have been granted. Licences provided the legal framework from which trading of the water entitlements may occur. Water is the property of the Crown. Therefore, State responsibility determines the right to the use and flow, and to the control, of water. Unless appropriated by law, the provision of a licence entitles that the licensee may access and utilise water for the purpose as described by the licence and as and when it is required. (f) Licences entitle access to and use of water as stated in the licence conditions. While the State maintains its overall responsibility to water flow and allocation, a licence enables security of access to the supply and the right to take, use and trade that entitlement. (g) Licences issued entitle ownership rights in the form of legal taking, use and trading of the water entitlement. (h) (i) New licence applications do not attract a fee. Prior to January 2001, the transfer of licence entitlements did not attract a fee. Legislation enacted in January 2001 now requires that a fee of $200 be paid when applications to transfer ownership of entitlements are lodged. (ii) There is no initial uptake cost. (iii) Not applicable. (j) No. Licences are generally issued with the view that they will be held in perpetuity. Licences are regularly renewed and a presumption of renewal largely guides the decision-making. The State does have the right to review, amend and even revoke a licence should it prove that the impacts of abstraction are unacceptable. Renewal time frames range from two years to ten years. Licence amendments may be made with the view of protecting the resource or where there is insufficient resource to meet demands, or to better regulate the use in response to new findings, or a state crisis such as drought. Compensation is payable if decisions are found to be not fair, equitable or unjust.
Surface Water Areas: Waroona Irrigation District Harvey Irrigation District Collie River Irrigation District Preston Valley Irrigation District Preston River Brunswick River Ferguson River Capel River Groundwater Areas: South West Coastal (not all sub areas) Bunbury Busselton/Capel (not all sub areas) (b) (i) 116.6 GL of the total quantity of water allocated in the aforementioned Shires is from stored dam resources. This quantity of water does not include water stored in unregulated or unlicensed dams under the Act, example, outside proclaimed areas. Any data requests are available by contacting the Water and Rivers Commission’s Regional Support Branch Alpha Project by either email ([email protected]), facsimile (08) 9278 0401 or by telephone (08) 9278 0560. (ii) 24.3GL of the total quantity of water allocation in the aforementioned Shires comes from shallow aquifers (ie from superficial, fractured rock and unconfined aquifers). (iii) 7.6 GL of the total quantity of water allocation in those Shires comes from the SW Yarragadee aquifer. The remaining 4GL come mainly from the Leederville Aquifer. (iv) Again, this information is available from the Commission’s Water Information Network database. Generally, the water quality is of potable to marginal quality varying from 0 to 2000 mg/l total salts. (c) This information is available from the Commission’s Water Information Network database for licensed entitlements greater than 0.5 Gl/annum that are metered. Generally, the water use during 2002/03 has been observed, by compliance reporting, at an average of 80% of licensed entitlements. (d) (i) Total allocation to the dairy industry is 273,900 kilolitres per annum (0.27 GL). (ii) Total allocated to irrigated horticulture is 137.2 GL. (iii) This information is not available. (iv) The total volume allocated to primary industry use other than dairy or horticulture is 14.3 GL. (e) The licensing process grants the right for the proponent to take water. The information provided in this response has been calculated from the annual water entitlements that have been granted. Licences provided the legal framework from which trading of the water entitlements may occur. Water is the property of the Crown. Therefore, State responsibility determines the right to the use and flow, and to the control, of water. Unless appropriated by law, the provision of a licence entitles that the licensee may access and utilise water for the purpose as described by the licence and as and when it is required. (f) Licences entitle access to and use of water as stated in the licence conditions. While the State maintains its overall responsibility to water flow and allocation, a licence enables security of access to the supply and the right to take, use and trade that entitlement. (g) Licences issued entitle ownership rights in the form of legal taking, use and trading of the water entitlement. (h) (i) New licence applications do not attract a fee. Prior to January 2001, the transfer of licence entitlements did not attract a fee. Legislation enacted in January 2001 now requires that a fee of $200 be paid when applications to transfer ownership of entitlements are lodged. (ii) There is no initial uptake cost. (iii) Not applicable. (j) No. Licences are generally issued with the view that they will be held in perpetuity. Licences are regularly renewed and a presumption of renewal largely guides the decision-making. The State does have the right to review, amend and even revoke a licence should it prove that the impacts of abstraction are unacceptable. Renewal time frames range from two years to ten years. Licence amendments may be made with the view of protecting the resource or where there is insufficient resource to meet demands, or to better regulate the use in response to new findings, or a state crisis such as drought. Compensation is payable if decisions are found to be not fair, equitable or unjust.
Waroona Irrigation District Harvey Irrigation District Collie River Irrigation District Preston Valley Irrigation District Preston River Brunswick River Ferguson River Capel River Groundwater Areas: South West Coastal (not all sub areas) Bunbury Busselton/Capel (not all sub areas) (b) (i) 116.6 GL of the total quantity of water allocated in the aforementioned Shires is from stored dam resources. This quantity of water does not include water stored in unregulated or unlicensed dams under the Act, example, outside proclaimed areas. Any data requests are available by contacting the Water and Rivers Commission’s Regional Support Branch Alpha Project by either email ([email protected]), facsimile (08) 9278 0401 or by telephone (08) 9278 0560. (ii) 24.3GL of the total quantity of water allocation in the aforementioned Shires comes from shallow aquifers (ie from superficial, fractured rock and unconfined aquifers). (iii) 7.6 GL of the total quantity of water allocation in those Shires comes from the SW Yarragadee aquifer. The remaining 4GL come mainly from the Leederville Aquifer. (iv) Again, this information is available from the Commission’s Water Information Network database. Generally, the water quality is of potable to marginal quality varying from 0 to 2000 mg/l total salts. (c) This information is available from the Commission’s Water Information Network database for licensed entitlements greater than 0.5 Gl/annum that are metered. Generally, the water use during 2002/03 has been observed, by compliance reporting, at an average of 80% of licensed entitlements. (d) (i) Total allocation to the dairy industry is 273,900 kilolitres per annum (0.27 GL). (ii) Total allocated to irrigated horticulture is 137.2 GL. (iii) This information is not available. (iv) The total volume allocated to primary industry use other than dairy or horticulture is 14.3 GL. (e) The licensing process grants the right for the proponent to take water. The information provided in this response has been calculated from the annual water entitlements that have been granted. Licences provided the legal framework from which trading of the water entitlements may occur. Water is the property of the Crown. Therefore, State responsibility determines the right to the use and flow, and to the control, of water. Unless appropriated by law, the provision of a licence entitles that the licensee may access and utilise water for the purpose as described by the licence and as and when it is required. (f) Licences entitle access to and use of water as stated in the licence conditions. While the State maintains its overall responsibility to water flow and allocation, a licence enables security of access to the supply and the right to take, use and trade that entitlement. (g) Licences issued entitle ownership rights in the form of legal taking, use and trading of the water entitlement. (h) (i) New licence applications do not attract a fee. Prior to January 2001, the transfer of licence entitlements did not attract a fee. Legislation enacted in January 2001 now requires that a fee of $200 be paid when applications to transfer ownership of entitlements are lodged. (ii) There is no initial uptake cost. (iii) Not applicable. (j) No. Licences are generally issued with the view that they will be held in perpetuity. Licences are regularly renewed and a presumption of renewal largely guides the decision-making. The State does have the right to review, amend and even revoke a licence should it prove that the impacts of abstraction are unacceptable. Renewal time frames range from two years to ten years. Licence amendments may be made with the view of protecting the resource or where there is insufficient resource to meet demands, or to better regulate the use in response to new findings, or a state crisis such as drought. Compensation is payable if decisions are found to be not fair, equitable or unjust.
Groundwater Areas: South West Coastal (not all sub areas) Bunbury Busselton/Capel (not all sub areas) (b) (i) 116.6 GL of the total quantity of water allocated in the aforementioned Shires is from stored dam resources. This quantity of water does not include water stored in unregulated or unlicensed dams under the Act, example, outside proclaimed areas. Any data requests are available by contacting the Water and Rivers Commission’s Regional Support Branch Alpha Project by either email ([email protected]), facsimile (08) 9278 0401 or by telephone (08) 9278 0560. (ii) 24.3GL of the total quantity of water allocation in the aforementioned Shires comes from shallow aquifers (ie from superficial, fractured rock and unconfined aquifers). (iii) 7.6 GL of the total quantity of water allocation in those Shires comes from the SW Yarragadee aquifer. The remaining 4GL come mainly from the Leederville Aquifer. (iv) Again, this information is available from the Commission’s Water Information Network database. Generally, the water quality is of potable to marginal quality varying from 0 to 2000 mg/l total salts. (c) This information is available from the Commission’s Water Information Network database for licensed entitlements greater than 0.5 Gl/annum that are metered. Generally, the water use during 2002/03 has been observed, by compliance reporting, at an average of 80% of licensed entitlements. (d) (i) Total allocation to the dairy industry is 273,900 kilolitres per annum (0.27 GL). (ii) Total allocated to irrigated horticulture is 137.2 GL. (iii) This information is not available. (iv) The total volume allocated to primary industry use other than dairy or horticulture is 14.3 GL. (e) The licensing process grants the right for the proponent to take water. The information provided in this response has been calculated from the annual water entitlements that have been granted. Licences provided the legal framework from which trading of the water entitlements may occur. Water is the property of the Crown. Therefore, State responsibility determines the right to the use and flow, and to the control, of water. Unless appropriated by law, the provision of a licence entitles that the licensee may access and utilise water for the purpose as described by the licence and as and when it is required. (f) Licences entitle access to and use of water as stated in the licence conditions. While the State maintains its overall responsibility to water flow and allocation, a licence enables security of access to the supply and the right to take, use and trade that entitlement. (g) Licences issued entitle ownership rights in the form of legal taking, use and trading of the water entitlement. (h) (i) New licence applications do not attract a fee. Prior to January 2001, the transfer of licence entitlements did not attract a fee. Legislation enacted in January 2001 now requires that a fee of $200 be paid when applications to transfer ownership of entitlements are lodged. (ii) There is no initial uptake cost. (iii) Not applicable. (j) No. Licences are generally issued with the view that they will be held in perpetuity. Licences are regularly renewed and a presumption of renewal largely guides the decision-making. The State does have the right to review, amend and even revoke a licence should it prove that the impacts of abstraction are unacceptable. Renewal time frames range from two years to ten years. Licence amendments may be made with the view of protecting the resource or where there is insufficient resource to meet demands, or to better regulate the use in response to new findings, or a state crisis such as drought. Compensation is payable if decisions are found to be not fair, equitable or unjust.
South West Coastal (not all sub areas) Bunbury Busselton/Capel (not all sub areas) (b) (i) 116.6 GL of the total quantity of water allocated in the aforementioned Shires is from stored dam resources. This quantity of water does not include water stored in unregulated or unlicensed dams under the Act, example, outside proclaimed areas. Any data requests are available by contacting the Water and Rivers Commission’s Regional Support Branch Alpha Project by either email ([email protected]), facsimile (08) 9278 0401 or by telephone (08) 9278 0560. (ii) 24.3GL of the total quantity of water allocation in the aforementioned Shires comes from shallow aquifers (ie from superficial, fractured rock and unconfined aquifers). (iii) 7.6 GL of the total quantity of water allocation in those Shires comes from the SW Yarragadee aquifer. The remaining 4GL come mainly from the Leederville Aquifer. (iv) Again, this information is available from the Commission’s Water Information Network database. Generally, the water quality is of potable to marginal quality varying from 0 to 2000 mg/l total salts. (c) This information is available from the Commission’s Water Information Network database for licensed entitlements greater than 0.5 Gl/annum that are metered. Generally, the water use during 2002/03 has been observed, by compliance reporting, at an average of 80% of licensed entitlements. (d) (i) Total allocation to the dairy industry is 273,900 kilolitres per annum (0.27 GL). (ii) Total allocated to irrigated horticulture is 137.2 GL. (iii) This information is not available. (iv) The total volume allocated to primary industry use other than dairy or horticulture is 14.3 GL. (e) The licensing process grants the right for the proponent to take water. The information provided in this response has been calculated from the annual water entitlements that have been granted. Licences provided the legal framework from which trading of the water entitlements may occur. Water is the property of the Crown. Therefore, State responsibility determines the right to the use and flow, and to the control, of water. Unless appropriated by law, the provision of a licence entitles that the licensee may access and utilise water for the purpose as described by the licence and as and when it is required. (f) Licences entitle access to and use of water as stated in the licence conditions. While the State maintains its overall responsibility to water flow and allocation, a licence enables security of access to the supply and the right to take, use and trade that entitlement. (g) Licences issued entitle ownership rights in the form of legal taking, use and trading of the water entitlement. (h) (i) New licence applications do not attract a fee. Prior to January 2001, the transfer of licence entitlements did not attract a fee. Legislation enacted in January 2001 now requires that a fee of $200 be paid when applications to transfer ownership of entitlements are lodged. (ii) There is no initial uptake cost. (iii) Not applicable. (j) No. Licences are generally issued with the view that they will be held in perpetuity. Licences are regularly renewed and a presumption of renewal largely guides the decision-making. The State does have the right to review, amend and even revoke a licence should it prove that the impacts of abstraction are unacceptable. Renewal time frames range from two years to ten years. Licence amendments may be made with the view of protecting the resource or where there is insufficient resource to meet demands, or to better regulate the use in response to new findings, or a state crisis such as drought. Compensation is payable if decisions are found to be not fair, equitable or unjust.
(b) (i) 116.6 GL of the total quantity of water allocated in the aforementioned Shires is from stored dam resources. This quantity of water does not include water stored in unregulated or unlicensed dams under the Act, example, outside proclaimed areas. Any data requests are available by contacting the Water and Rivers Commission’s Regional Support Branch Alpha Project by either email ([email protected]), facsimile (08) 9278 0401 or by telephone (08) 9278 0560. (ii) 24.3GL of the total quantity of water allocation in the aforementioned Shires comes from shallow aquifers (ie from superficial, fractured rock and unconfined aquifers). (iii) 7.6 GL of the total quantity of water allocation in those Shires comes from the SW Yarragadee aquifer. The remaining 4GL come mainly from the Leederville Aquifer. (iv) Again, this information is available from the Commission’s Water Information Network database. Generally, the water quality is of potable to marginal quality varying from 0 to 2000 mg/l total salts. (c) This information is available from the Commission’s Water Information Network database for licensed entitlements greater than 0.5 Gl/annum that are metered. Generally, the water use during 2002/03 has been observed, by compliance reporting, at an average of 80% of licensed entitlements. (d) (i) Total allocation to the dairy industry is 273,900 kilolitres per annum (0.27 GL). (ii) Total allocated to irrigated horticulture is 137.2 GL. (iii) This information is not available. (iv) The total volume allocated to primary industry use other than dairy or horticulture is 14.3 GL. (e) The licensing process grants the right for the proponent to take water. The information provided in this response has been calculated from the annual water entitlements that have been granted. Licences provided the legal framework from which trading of the water entitlements may occur. Water is the property of the Crown. Therefore, State responsibility determines the right to the use and flow, and to the control, of water. Unless appropriated by law, the provision of a licence entitles that the licensee may access and utilise water for the purpose as described by the licence and as and when it is required. (f) Licences entitle access to and use of water as stated in the licence conditions. While the State maintains its overall responsibility to water flow and allocation, a licence enables security of access to the supply and the right to take, use and trade that entitlement. (g) Licences issued entitle ownership rights in the form of legal taking, use and trading of the water entitlement. (h) (i) New licence applications do not attract a fee. Prior to January 2001, the transfer of licence entitlements did not attract a fee. Legislation enacted in January 2001 now requires that a fee of $200 be paid when applications to transfer ownership of entitlements are lodged. (ii) There is no initial uptake cost. (iii) Not applicable. (j) No. Licences are generally issued with the view that they will be held in perpetuity. Licences are regularly renewed and a presumption of renewal largely guides the decision-making. The State does have the right to review, amend and even revoke a licence should it prove that the impacts of abstraction are unacceptable. Renewal time frames range from two years to ten years. Licence amendments may be made with the view of protecting the resource or where there is insufficient resource to meet demands, or to better regulate the use in response to new findings, or a state crisis such as drought. Compensation is payable if decisions are found to be not fair, equitable or unjust.
This quantity of water does not include water stored in unregulated or unlicensed dams under the Act, example, outside proclaimed areas. Any data requests are available by contacting the Water and Rivers Commission’s Regional Support Branch Alpha Project by either email ([email protected]), facsimile (08) 9278 0401 or by telephone (08) 9278 0560. (ii) 24.3GL of the total quantity of water allocation in the aforementioned Shires comes from shallow aquifers (ie from superficial, fractured rock and unconfined aquifers). (iii) 7.6 GL of the total quantity of water allocation in those Shires comes from the SW Yarragadee aquifer. The remaining 4GL come mainly from the Leederville Aquifer. (iv) Again, this information is available from the Commission’s Water Information Network database. Generally, the water quality is of potable to marginal quality varying from 0 to 2000 mg/l total salts. (c) This information is available from the Commission’s Water Information Network database for licensed entitlements greater than 0.5 Gl/annum that are metered. Generally, the water use during 2002/03 has been observed, by compliance reporting, at an average of 80% of licensed entitlements. (d) (i) Total allocation to the dairy industry is 273,900 kilolitres per annum (0.27 GL). (ii) Total allocated to irrigated horticulture is 137.2 GL. (iii) This information is not available. (iv) The total volume allocated to primary industry use other than dairy or horticulture is 14.3 GL. (e) The licensing process grants the right for the proponent to take water. The information provided in this response has been calculated from the annual water entitlements that have been granted. Licences provided the legal framework from which trading of the water entitlements may occur. Water is the property of the Crown. Therefore, State responsibility determines the right to the use and flow, and to the control, of water. Unless appropriated by law, the provision of a licence entitles that the licensee may access and utilise water for the purpose as described by the licence and as and when it is required. (f) Licences entitle access to and use of water as stated in the licence conditions. While the State maintains its overall responsibility to water flow and allocation, a licence enables security of access to the supply and the right to take, use and trade that entitlement. (g) Licences issued entitle ownership rights in the form of legal taking, use and trading of the water entitlement. (h) (i) New licence applications do not attract a fee. Prior to January 2001, the transfer of licence entitlements did not attract a fee. Legislation enacted in January 2001 now requires that a fee of $200 be paid when applications to transfer ownership of entitlements are lodged. (ii) There is no initial uptake cost. (iii) Not applicable. (j) No. Licences are generally issued with the view that they will be held in perpetuity. Licences are regularly renewed and a presumption of renewal largely guides the decision-making. The State does have the right to review, amend and even revoke a licence should it prove that the impacts of abstraction are unacceptable. Renewal time frames range from two years to ten years. Licence amendments may be made with the view of protecting the resource or where there is insufficient resource to meet demands, or to better regulate the use in response to new findings, or a state crisis such as drought. Compensation is payable if decisions are found to be not fair, equitable or unjust.
Any data requests are available by contacting the Water and Rivers Commission’s Regional Support Branch Alpha Project by either email ([email protected]), facsimile (08) 9278 0401 or by telephone (08) 9278 0560. (ii) 24.3GL of the total quantity of water allocation in the aforementioned Shires comes from shallow aquifers (ie from superficial, fractured rock and unconfined aquifers). (iii) 7.6 GL of the total quantity of water allocation in those Shires comes from the SW Yarragadee aquifer. The remaining 4GL come mainly from the Leederville Aquifer. (iv) Again, this information is available from the Commission’s Water Information Network database. Generally, the water quality is of potable to marginal quality varying from 0 to 2000 mg/l total salts. (c) This information is available from the Commission’s Water Information Network database for licensed entitlements greater than 0.5 Gl/annum that are metered. Generally, the water use during 2002/03 has been observed, by compliance reporting, at an average of 80% of licensed entitlements. (d) (i) Total allocation to the dairy industry is 273,900 kilolitres per annum (0.27 GL). (ii) Total allocated to irrigated horticulture is 137.2 GL. (iii) This information is not available. (iv) The total volume allocated to primary industry use other than dairy or horticulture is 14.3 GL. (e) The licensing process grants the right for the proponent to take water. The information provided in this response has been calculated from the annual water entitlements that have been granted. Licences provided the legal framework from which trading of the water entitlements may occur. Water is the property of the Crown. Therefore, State responsibility determines the right to the use and flow, and to the control, of water. Unless appropriated by law, the provision of a licence entitles that the licensee may access and utilise water for the purpose as described by the licence and as and when it is required. (f) Licences entitle access to and use of water as stated in the licence conditions. While the State maintains its overall responsibility to water flow and allocation, a licence enables security of access to the supply and the right to take, use and trade that entitlement. (g) Licences issued entitle ownership rights in the form of legal taking, use and trading of the water entitlement. (h) (i) New licence applications do not attract a fee. Prior to January 2001, the transfer of licence entitlements did not attract a fee. Legislation enacted in January 2001 now requires that a fee of $200 be paid when applications to transfer ownership of entitlements are lodged. (ii) There is no initial uptake cost. (iii) Not applicable. (j) No. Licences are generally issued with the view that they will be held in perpetuity. Licences are regularly renewed and a presumption of renewal largely guides the decision-making. The State does have the right to review, amend and even revoke a licence should it prove that the impacts of abstraction are unacceptable. Renewal time frames range from two years to ten years. Licence amendments may be made with the view of protecting the resource or where there is insufficient resource to meet demands, or to better regulate the use in response to new findings, or a state crisis such as drought. Compensation is payable if decisions are found to be not fair, equitable or unjust.
(ii) 24.3GL of the total quantity of water allocation in the aforementioned Shires comes from shallow aquifers (ie from superficial, fractured rock and unconfined aquifers). (iii) 7.6 GL of the total quantity of water allocation in those Shires comes from the SW Yarragadee aquifer. The remaining 4GL come mainly from the Leederville Aquifer. (iv) Again, this information is available from the Commission’s Water Information Network database. Generally, the water quality is of potable to marginal quality varying from 0 to 2000 mg/l total salts. (c) This information is available from the Commission’s Water Information Network database for licensed entitlements greater than 0.5 Gl/annum that are metered. Generally, the water use during 2002/03 has been observed, by compliance reporting, at an average of 80% of licensed entitlements. (d) (i) Total allocation to the dairy industry is 273,900 kilolitres per annum (0.27 GL). (ii) Total allocated to irrigated horticulture is 137.2 GL. (iii) This information is not available. (iv) The total volume allocated to primary industry use other than dairy or horticulture is 14.3 GL. (e) The licensing process grants the right for the proponent to take water. The information provided in this response has been calculated from the annual water entitlements that have been granted. Licences provided the legal framework from which trading of the water entitlements may occur. Water is the property of the Crown. Therefore, State responsibility determines the right to the use and flow, and to the control, of water. Unless appropriated by law, the provision of a licence entitles that the licensee may access and utilise water for the purpose as described by the licence and as and when it is required. (f) Licences entitle access to and use of water as stated in the licence conditions. While the State maintains its overall responsibility to water flow and allocation, a licence enables security of access to the supply and the right to take, use and trade that entitlement. (g) Licences issued entitle ownership rights in the form of legal taking, use and trading of the water entitlement. (h) (i) New licence applications do not attract a fee. Prior to January 2001, the transfer of licence entitlements did not attract a fee. Legislation enacted in January 2001 now requires that a fee of $200 be paid when applications to transfer ownership of entitlements are lodged. (ii) There is no initial uptake cost. (iii) Not applicable. (j) No. Licences are generally issued with the view that they will be held in perpetuity. Licences are regularly renewed and a presumption of renewal largely guides the decision-making. The State does have the right to review, amend and even revoke a licence should it prove that the impacts of abstraction are unacceptable. Renewal time frames range from two years to ten years. Licence amendments may be made with the view of protecting the resource or where there is insufficient resource to meet demands, or to better regulate the use in response to new findings, or a state crisis such as drought. Compensation is payable if decisions are found to be not fair, equitable or unjust.
(iii) 7.6 GL of the total quantity of water allocation in those Shires comes from the SW Yarragadee aquifer. The remaining 4GL come mainly from the Leederville Aquifer. (iv) Again, this information is available from the Commission’s Water Information Network database. Generally, the water quality is of potable to marginal quality varying from 0 to 2000 mg/l total salts. (c) This information is available from the Commission’s Water Information Network database for licensed entitlements greater than 0.5 Gl/annum that are metered. Generally, the water use during 2002/03 has been observed, by compliance reporting, at an average of 80% of licensed entitlements. (d) (i) Total allocation to the dairy industry is 273,900 kilolitres per annum (0.27 GL). (ii) Total allocated to irrigated horticulture is 137.2 GL. (iii) This information is not available. (iv) The total volume allocated to primary industry use other than dairy or horticulture is 14.3 GL. (e) The licensing process grants the right for the proponent to take water. The information provided in this response has been calculated from the annual water entitlements that have been granted. Licences provided the legal framework from which trading of the water entitlements may occur. Water is the property of the Crown. Therefore, State responsibility determines the right to the use and flow, and to the control, of water. Unless appropriated by law, the provision of a licence entitles that the licensee may access and utilise water for the purpose as described by the licence and as and when it is required. (f) Licences entitle access to and use of water as stated in the licence conditions. While the State maintains its overall responsibility to water flow and allocation, a licence enables security of access to the supply and the right to take, use and trade that entitlement. (g) Licences issued entitle ownership rights in the form of legal taking, use and trading of the water entitlement. (h) (i) New licence applications do not attract a fee. Prior to January 2001, the transfer of licence entitlements did not attract a fee. Legislation enacted in January 2001 now requires that a fee of $200 be paid when applications to transfer ownership of entitlements are lodged. (ii) There is no initial uptake cost. (iii) Not applicable. (j) No. Licences are generally issued with the view that they will be held in perpetuity. Licences are regularly renewed and a presumption of renewal largely guides the decision-making. The State does have the right to review, amend and even revoke a licence should it prove that the impacts of abstraction are unacceptable. Renewal time frames range from two years to ten years. Licence amendments may be made with the view of protecting the resource or where there is insufficient resource to meet demands, or to better regulate the use in response to new findings, or a state crisis such as drought. Compensation is payable if decisions are found to be not fair, equitable or unjust.
The remaining 4GL come mainly from the Leederville Aquifer. (iv) Again, this information is available from the Commission’s Water Information Network database. Generally, the water quality is of potable to marginal quality varying from 0 to 2000 mg/l total salts. (c) This information is available from the Commission’s Water Information Network database for licensed entitlements greater than 0.5 Gl/annum that are metered. Generally, the water use during 2002/03 has been observed, by compliance reporting, at an average of 80% of licensed entitlements. (d) (i) Total allocation to the dairy industry is 273,900 kilolitres per annum (0.27 GL). (ii) Total allocated to irrigated horticulture is 137.2 GL. (iii) This information is not available. (iv) The total volume allocated to primary industry use other than dairy or horticulture is 14.3 GL. (e) The licensing process grants the right for the proponent to take water. The information provided in this response has been calculated from the annual water entitlements that have been granted. Licences provided the legal framework from which trading of the water entitlements may occur. Water is the property of the Crown. Therefore, State responsibility determines the right to the use and flow, and to the control, of water. Unless appropriated by law, the provision of a licence entitles that the licensee may access and utilise water for the purpose as described by the licence and as and when it is required. (f) Licences entitle access to and use of water as stated in the licence conditions. While the State maintains its overall responsibility to water flow and allocation, a licence enables security of access to the supply and the right to take, use and trade that entitlement. (g) Licences issued entitle ownership rights in the form of legal taking, use and trading of the water entitlement. (h) (i) New licence applications do not attract a fee. Prior to January 2001, the transfer of licence entitlements did not attract a fee. Legislation enacted in January 2001 now requires that a fee of $200 be paid when applications to transfer ownership of entitlements are lodged. (ii) There is no initial uptake cost. (iii) Not applicable. (j) No. Licences are generally issued with the view that they will be held in perpetuity. Licences are regularly renewed and a presumption of renewal largely guides the decision-making. The State does have the right to review, amend and even revoke a licence should it prove that the impacts of abstraction are unacceptable. Renewal time frames range from two years to ten years. Licence amendments may be made with the view of protecting the resource or where there is insufficient resource to meet demands, or to better regulate the use in response to new findings, or a state crisis such as drought. Compensation is payable if decisions are found to be not fair, equitable or unjust.
(iv) Again, this information is available from the Commission’s Water Information Network database. Generally, the water quality is of potable to marginal quality varying from 0 to 2000 mg/l total salts. (c) This information is available from the Commission’s Water Information Network database for licensed entitlements greater than 0.5 Gl/annum that are metered. Generally, the water use during 2002/03 has been observed, by compliance reporting, at an average of 80% of licensed entitlements. (d) (i) Total allocation to the dairy industry is 273,900 kilolitres per annum (0.27 GL). (ii) Total allocated to irrigated horticulture is 137.2 GL. (iii) This information is not available. (iv) The total volume allocated to primary industry use other than dairy or horticulture is 14.3 GL. (e) The licensing process grants the right for the proponent to take water. The information provided in this response has been calculated from the annual water entitlements that have been granted. Licences provided the legal framework from which trading of the water entitlements may occur. Water is the property of the Crown. Therefore, State responsibility determines the right to the use and flow, and to the control, of water. Unless appropriated by law, the provision of a licence entitles that the licensee may access and utilise water for the purpose as described by the licence and as and when it is required. (f) Licences entitle access to and use of water as stated in the licence conditions. While the State maintains its overall responsibility to water flow and allocation, a licence enables security of access to the supply and the right to take, use and trade that entitlement. (g) Licences issued entitle ownership rights in the form of legal taking, use and trading of the water entitlement. (h) (i) New licence applications do not attract a fee. Prior to January 2001, the transfer of licence entitlements did not attract a fee. Legislation enacted in January 2001 now requires that a fee of $200 be paid when applications to transfer ownership of entitlements are lodged. (ii) There is no initial uptake cost. (iii) Not applicable. (j) No. Licences are generally issued with the view that they will be held in perpetuity. Licences are regularly renewed and a presumption of renewal largely guides the decision-making. The State does have the right to review, amend and even revoke a licence should it prove that the impacts of abstraction are unacceptable. Renewal time frames range from two years to ten years. Licence amendments may be made with the view of protecting the resource or where there is insufficient resource to meet demands, or to better regulate the use in response to new findings, or a state crisis such as drought. Compensation is payable if decisions are found to be not fair, equitable or unjust.
(c) This information is available from the Commission’s Water Information Network database for licensed entitlements greater than 0.5 Gl/annum that are metered. Generally, the water use during 2002/03 has been observed, by compliance reporting, at an average of 80% of licensed entitlements. (d) (i) Total allocation to the dairy industry is 273,900 kilolitres per annum (0.27 GL). (ii) Total allocated to irrigated horticulture is 137.2 GL. (iii) This information is not available. (iv) The total volume allocated to primary industry use other than dairy or horticulture is 14.3 GL. (e) The licensing process grants the right for the proponent to take water. The information provided in this response has been calculated from the annual water entitlements that have been granted. Licences provided the legal framework from which trading of the water entitlements may occur. Water is the property of the Crown. Therefore, State responsibility determines the right to the use and flow, and to the control, of water. Unless appropriated by law, the provision of a licence entitles that the licensee may access and utilise water for the purpose as described by the licence and as and when it is required. (f) Licences entitle access to and use of water as stated in the licence conditions. While the State maintains its overall responsibility to water flow and allocation, a licence enables security of access to the supply and the right to take, use and trade that entitlement. (g) Licences issued entitle ownership rights in the form of legal taking, use and trading of the water entitlement. (h) (i) New licence applications do not attract a fee. Prior to January 2001, the transfer of licence entitlements did not attract a fee. Legislation enacted in January 2001 now requires that a fee of $200 be paid when applications to transfer ownership of entitlements are lodged. (ii) There is no initial uptake cost. (iii) Not applicable. (j) No. Licences are generally issued with the view that they will be held in perpetuity. Licences are regularly renewed and a presumption of renewal largely guides the decision-making. The State does have the right to review, amend and even revoke a licence should it prove that the impacts of abstraction are unacceptable. Renewal time frames range from two years to ten years. Licence amendments may be made with the view of protecting the resource or where there is insufficient resource to meet demands, or to better regulate the use in response to new findings, or a state crisis such as drought. Compensation is payable if decisions are found to be not fair, equitable or unjust.
(d) (i) Total allocation to the dairy industry is 273,900 kilolitres per annum (0.27 GL). (ii) Total allocated to irrigated horticulture is 137.2 GL. (iii) This information is not available. (iv) The total volume allocated to primary industry use other than dairy or horticulture is 14.3 GL. (e) The licensing process grants the right for the proponent to take water. The information provided in this response has been calculated from the annual water entitlements that have been granted. Licences provided the legal framework from which trading of the water entitlements may occur. Water is the property of the Crown. Therefore, State responsibility determines the right to the use and flow, and to the control, of water. Unless appropriated by law, the provision of a licence entitles that the licensee may access and utilise water for the purpose as described by the licence and as and when it is required. (f) Licences entitle access to and use of water as stated in the licence conditions. While the State maintains its overall responsibility to water flow and allocation, a licence enables security of access to the supply and the right to take, use and trade that entitlement. (g) Licences issued entitle ownership rights in the form of legal taking, use and trading of the water entitlement. (h) (i) New licence applications do not attract a fee. Prior to January 2001, the transfer of licence entitlements did not attract a fee. Legislation enacted in January 2001 now requires that a fee of $200 be paid when applications to transfer ownership of entitlements are lodged. (ii) There is no initial uptake cost. (iii) Not applicable. (j) No. Licences are generally issued with the view that they will be held in perpetuity. Licences are regularly renewed and a presumption of renewal largely guides the decision-making. The State does have the right to review, amend and even revoke a licence should it prove that the impacts of abstraction are unacceptable. Renewal time frames range from two years to ten years. Licence amendments may be made with the view of protecting the resource or where there is insufficient resource to meet demands, or to better regulate the use in response to new findings, or a state crisis such as drought. Compensation is payable if decisions are found to be not fair, equitable or unjust.
(ii) Total allocated to irrigated horticulture is 137.2 GL. (iii) This information is not available. (iv) The total volume allocated to primary industry use other than dairy or horticulture is 14.3 GL. (e) The licensing process grants the right for the proponent to take water. The information provided in this response has been calculated from the annual water entitlements that have been granted. Licences provided the legal framework from which trading of the water entitlements may occur. Water is the property of the Crown. Therefore, State responsibility determines the right to the use and flow, and to the control, of water. Unless appropriated by law, the provision of a licence entitles that the licensee may access and utilise water for the purpose as described by the licence and as and when it is required. (f) Licences entitle access to and use of water as stated in the licence conditions. While the State maintains its overall responsibility to water flow and allocation, a licence enables security of access to the supply and the right to take, use and trade that entitlement. (g) Licences issued entitle ownership rights in the form of legal taking, use and trading of the water entitlement. (h) (i) New licence applications do not attract a fee. Prior to January 2001, the transfer of licence entitlements did not attract a fee. Legislation enacted in January 2001 now requires that a fee of $200 be paid when applications to transfer ownership of entitlements are lodged. (ii) There is no initial uptake cost. (iii) Not applicable. (j) No. Licences are generally issued with the view that they will be held in perpetuity. Licences are regularly renewed and a presumption of renewal largely guides the decision-making. The State does have the right to review, amend and even revoke a licence should it prove that the impacts of abstraction are unacceptable. Renewal time frames range from two years to ten years. Licence amendments may be made with the view of protecting the resource or where there is insufficient resource to meet demands, or to better regulate the use in response to new findings, or a state crisis such as drought. Compensation is payable if decisions are found to be not fair, equitable or unjust.
(iii) This information is not available. (iv) The total volume allocated to primary industry use other than dairy or horticulture is 14.3 GL. (e) The licensing process grants the right for the proponent to take water. The information provided in this response has been calculated from the annual water entitlements that have been granted. Licences provided the legal framework from which trading of the water entitlements may occur. Water is the property of the Crown. Therefore, State responsibility determines the right to the use and flow, and to the control, of water. Unless appropriated by law, the provision of a licence entitles that the licensee may access and utilise water for the purpose as described by the licence and as and when it is required. (f) Licences entitle access to and use of water as stated in the licence conditions. While the State maintains its overall responsibility to water flow and allocation, a licence enables security of access to the supply and the right to take, use and trade that entitlement. (g) Licences issued entitle ownership rights in the form of legal taking, use and trading of the water entitlement. (h) (i) New licence applications do not attract a fee. Prior to January 2001, the transfer of licence entitlements did not attract a fee. Legislation enacted in January 2001 now requires that a fee of $200 be paid when applications to transfer ownership of entitlements are lodged. (ii) There is no initial uptake cost. (iii) Not applicable. (j) No. Licences are generally issued with the view that they will be held in perpetuity. Licences are regularly renewed and a presumption of renewal largely guides the decision-making. The State does have the right to review, amend and even revoke a licence should it prove that the impacts of abstraction are unacceptable. Renewal time frames range from two years to ten years. Licence amendments may be made with the view of protecting the resource or where there is insufficient resource to meet demands, or to better regulate the use in response to new findings, or a state crisis such as drought. Compensation is payable if decisions are found to be not fair, equitable or unjust.
(iv) The total volume allocated to primary industry use other than dairy or horticulture is 14.3 GL. (e) The licensing process grants the right for the proponent to take water. The information provided in this response has been calculated from the annual water entitlements that have been granted. Licences provided the legal framework from which trading of the water entitlements may occur. Water is the property of the Crown. Therefore, State responsibility determines the right to the use and flow, and to the control, of water. Unless appropriated by law, the provision of a licence entitles that the licensee may access and utilise water for the purpose as described by the licence and as and when it is required. (f) Licences entitle access to and use of water as stated in the licence conditions. While the State maintains its overall responsibility to water flow and allocation, a licence enables security of access to the supply and the right to take, use and trade that entitlement. (g) Licences issued entitle ownership rights in the form of legal taking, use and trading of the water entitlement. (h) (i) New licence applications do not attract a fee. Prior to January 2001, the transfer of licence entitlements did not attract a fee. Legislation enacted in January 2001 now requires that a fee of $200 be paid when applications to transfer ownership of entitlements are lodged. (ii) There is no initial uptake cost. (iii) Not applicable. (j) No. Licences are generally issued with the view that they will be held in perpetuity. Licences are regularly renewed and a presumption of renewal largely guides the decision-making. The State does have the right to review, amend and even revoke a licence should it prove that the impacts of abstraction are unacceptable. Renewal time frames range from two years to ten years. Licence amendments may be made with the view of protecting the resource or where there is insufficient resource to meet demands, or to better regulate the use in response to new findings, or a state crisis such as drought. Compensation is payable if decisions are found to be not fair, equitable or unjust.
(e) The licensing process grants the right for the proponent to take water. The information provided in this response has been calculated from the annual water entitlements that have been granted. Licences provided the legal framework from which trading of the water entitlements may occur. Water is the property of the Crown. Therefore, State responsibility determines the right to the use and flow, and to the control, of water. Unless appropriated by law, the provision of a licence entitles that the licensee may access and utilise water for the purpose as described by the licence and as and when it is required. (f) Licences entitle access to and use of water as stated in the licence conditions. While the State maintains its overall responsibility to water flow and allocation, a licence enables security of access to the supply and the right to take, use and trade that entitlement. (g) Licences issued entitle ownership rights in the form of legal taking, use and trading of the water entitlement. (h) (i) New licence applications do not attract a fee. Prior to January 2001, the transfer of licence entitlements did not attract a fee. Legislation enacted in January 2001 now requires that a fee of $200 be paid when applications to transfer ownership of entitlements are lodged. (ii) There is no initial uptake cost. (iii) Not applicable. (j) No. Licences are generally issued with the view that they will be held in perpetuity. Licences are regularly renewed and a presumption of renewal largely guides the decision-making. The State does have the right to review, amend and even revoke a licence should it prove that the impacts of abstraction are unacceptable. Renewal time frames range from two years to ten years. Licence amendments may be made with the view of protecting the resource or where there is insufficient resource to meet demands, or to better regulate the use in response to new findings, or a state crisis such as drought. Compensation is payable if decisions are found to be not fair, equitable or unjust.
Licences provided the legal framework from which trading of the water entitlements may occur. Water is the property of the Crown. Therefore, State responsibility determines the right to the use and flow, and to the control, of water. Unless appropriated by law, the provision of a licence entitles that the licensee may access and utilise water for the purpose as described by the licence and as and when it is required. (f) Licences entitle access to and use of water as stated in the licence conditions. While the State maintains its overall responsibility to water flow and allocation, a licence enables security of access to the supply and the right to take, use and trade that entitlement. (g) Licences issued entitle ownership rights in the form of legal taking, use and trading of the water entitlement. (h) (i) New licence applications do not attract a fee. Prior to January 2001, the transfer of licence entitlements did not attract a fee. Legislation enacted in January 2001 now requires that a fee of $200 be paid when applications to transfer ownership of entitlements are lodged. (ii) There is no initial uptake cost. (iii) Not applicable. (j) No. Licences are generally issued with the view that they will be held in perpetuity. Licences are regularly renewed and a presumption of renewal largely guides the decision-making. The State does have the right to review, amend and even revoke a licence should it prove that the impacts of abstraction are unacceptable. Renewal time frames range from two years to ten years. Licence amendments may be made with the view of protecting the resource or where there is insufficient resource to meet demands, or to better regulate the use in response to new findings, or a state crisis such as drought. Compensation is payable if decisions are found to be not fair, equitable or unjust.
Water is the property of the Crown. Therefore, State responsibility determines the right to the use and flow, and to the control, of water. Unless appropriated by law, the provision of a licence entitles that the licensee may access and utilise water for the purpose as described by the licence and as and when it is required. (f) Licences entitle access to and use of water as stated in the licence conditions. While the State maintains its overall responsibility to water flow and allocation, a licence enables security of access to the supply and the right to take, use and trade that entitlement. (g) Licences issued entitle ownership rights in the form of legal taking, use and trading of the water entitlement. (h) (i) New licence applications do not attract a fee. Prior to January 2001, the transfer of licence entitlements did not attract a fee. Legislation enacted in January 2001 now requires that a fee of $200 be paid when applications to transfer ownership of entitlements are lodged. (ii) There is no initial uptake cost. (iii) Not applicable. (j) No. Licences are generally issued with the view that they will be held in perpetuity. Licences are regularly renewed and a presumption of renewal largely guides the decision-making. The State does have the right to review, amend and even revoke a licence should it prove that the impacts of abstraction are unacceptable. Renewal time frames range from two years to ten years. Licence amendments may be made with the view of protecting the resource or where there is insufficient resource to meet demands, or to better regulate the use in response to new findings, or a state crisis such as drought. Compensation is payable if decisions are found to be not fair, equitable or unjust.
(f) Licences entitle access to and use of water as stated in the licence conditions. While the State maintains its overall responsibility to water flow and allocation, a licence enables security of access to the supply and the right to take, use and trade that entitlement. (g) Licences issued entitle ownership rights in the form of legal taking, use and trading of the water entitlement. (h) (i) New licence applications do not attract a fee. Prior to January 2001, the transfer of licence entitlements did not attract a fee. Legislation enacted in January 2001 now requires that a fee of $200 be paid when applications to transfer ownership of entitlements are lodged. (ii) There is no initial uptake cost. (iii) Not applicable. (j) No. Licences are generally issued with the view that they will be held in perpetuity. Licences are regularly renewed and a presumption of renewal largely guides the decision-making. The State does have the right to review, amend and even revoke a licence should it prove that the impacts of abstraction are unacceptable. Renewal time frames range from two years to ten years. Licence amendments may be made with the view of protecting the resource or where there is insufficient resource to meet demands, or to better regulate the use in response to new findings, or a state crisis such as drought. Compensation is payable if decisions are found to be not fair, equitable or unjust.
(g) Licences issued entitle ownership rights in the form of legal taking, use and trading of the water entitlement. (h) (i) New licence applications do not attract a fee. Prior to January 2001, the transfer of licence entitlements did not attract a fee. Legislation enacted in January 2001 now requires that a fee of $200 be paid when applications to transfer ownership of entitlements are lodged. (ii) There is no initial uptake cost. (iii) Not applicable. (j) No. Licences are generally issued with the view that they will be held in perpetuity. Licences are regularly renewed and a presumption of renewal largely guides the decision-making. The State does have the right to review, amend and even revoke a licence should it prove that the impacts of abstraction are unacceptable. Renewal time frames range from two years to ten years. Licence amendments may be made with the view of protecting the resource or where there is insufficient resource to meet demands, or to better regulate the use in response to new findings, or a state crisis such as drought. Compensation is payable if decisions are found to be not fair, equitable or unjust.
(h) (i) New licence applications do not attract a fee. Prior to January 2001, the transfer of licence entitlements did not attract a fee. Legislation enacted in January 2001 now requires that a fee of $200 be paid when applications to transfer ownership of entitlements are lodged. (ii) There is no initial uptake cost. (iii) Not applicable. (j) No. Licences are generally issued with the view that they will be held in perpetuity. Licences are regularly renewed and a presumption of renewal largely guides the decision-making. The State does have the right to review, amend and even revoke a licence should it prove that the impacts of abstraction are unacceptable. Renewal time frames range from two years to ten years. Licence amendments may be made with the view of protecting the resource or where there is insufficient resource to meet demands, or to better regulate the use in response to new findings, or a state crisis such as drought. Compensation is payable if decisions are found to be not fair, equitable or unjust.
Prior to January 2001, the transfer of licence entitlements did not attract a fee. Legislation enacted in January 2001 now requires that a fee of $200 be paid when applications to transfer ownership of entitlements are lodged. (ii) There is no initial uptake cost. (iii) Not applicable. (j) No. Licences are generally issued with the view that they will be held in perpetuity. Licences are regularly renewed and a presumption of renewal largely guides the decision-making. The State does have the right to review, amend and even revoke a licence should it prove that the impacts of abstraction are unacceptable. Renewal time frames range from two years to ten years. Licence amendments may be made with the view of protecting the resource or where there is insufficient resource to meet demands, or to better regulate the use in response to new findings, or a state crisis such as drought. Compensation is payable if decisions are found to be not fair, equitable or unjust.
(ii) There is no initial uptake cost. (iii) Not applicable. (j) No. Licences are generally issued with the view that they will be held in perpetuity. Licences are regularly renewed and a presumption of renewal largely guides the decision-making. The State does have the right to review, amend and even revoke a licence should it prove that the impacts of abstraction are unacceptable. Renewal time frames range from two years to ten years. Licence amendments may be made with the view of protecting the resource or where there is insufficient resource to meet demands, or to better regulate the use in response to new findings, or a state crisis such as drought. Compensation is payable if decisions are found to be not fair, equitable or unjust.
(iii) Not applicable. (j) No. Licences are generally issued with the view that they will be held in perpetuity. Licences are regularly renewed and a presumption of renewal largely guides the decision-making. The State does have the right to review, amend and even revoke a licence should it prove that the impacts of abstraction are unacceptable. Renewal time frames range from two years to ten years. Licence amendments may be made with the view of protecting the resource or where there is insufficient resource to meet demands, or to better regulate the use in response to new findings, or a state crisis such as drought. Compensation is payable if decisions are found to be not fair, equitable or unjust.
(j) No. Licences are generally issued with the view that they will be held in perpetuity. Licences are regularly renewed and a presumption of renewal largely guides the decision-making. The State does have the right to review, amend and even revoke a licence should it prove that the impacts of abstraction are unacceptable. Renewal time frames range from two years to ten years. Licence amendments may be made with the view of protecting the resource or where there is insufficient resource to meet demands, or to better regulate the use in response to new findings, or a state crisis such as drought. Compensation is payable if decisions are found to be not fair, equitable or unjust.
Licence amendments may be made with the view of protecting the resource or where there is insufficient resource to meet demands, or to better regulate the use in response to new findings, or a state crisis such as drought. Compensation is payable if decisions are found to be not fair, equitable or unjust.
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Answered
30 October 2003
Responded by
Minister for the Environment
Response time
78 days
(a) The total quantity of water allocation to all irrigation users within the requested area is 151.5 gigalitres (GL) per annum.
This volume of water has been drawn from all licences within the Shires of Waroona, Harvey, Dardanup, Collie, Capel and the City of Bunbury.
Surface Water Areas:
Waroona Irrigation District
Harvey Irrigation District
Collie River Irrigation District
Preston Valley Irrigation District
Preston River
Brunswick River
Ferguson River
Capel River
Groundwater Areas:
South West Coastal (not all sub areas)
Bunbury
Busselton/Capel (not all sub areas)
(b) (i) 116.6 GL of the total quantity of water allocated in the aforementioned Shires is from stored dam resources.
This quantity of water does not include water stored in unregulated or unlicensed dams under the Act, example, outside proclaimed areas.
Any data requests are available by contacting the Water and Rivers Commission’s Regional Support Branch Alpha Project by either email ([email protected]), facsimile (08) 9278 0401 or by telephone (08) 9278 0560.
(ii) 24.3GL of the total quantity of water allocation in the aforementioned Shires comes from shallow aquifers (ie from superficial, fractured rock and unconfined aquifers).
(iii) 7.6 GL of the total quantity of water allocation in those Shires comes from the SW Yarragadee aquifer.
The remaining 4GL come mainly from the Leederville Aquifer.
(iv) Again, this information is available from the Commission’s Water Information Network database. Generally, the water quality is of potable to marginal quality varying from 0 to 2000 mg/l total salts.
(c) This information is available from the Commission’s Water Information Network database for licensed entitlements greater than 0.5 Gl/annum that are metered. Generally, the water use during 2002/03 has been observed, by compliance reporting, at an average of 80% of licensed entitlements.
(d) (i) Total allocation to the dairy industry is 273,900 kilolitres per annum (0.27 GL).
(ii) Total allocated to irrigated horticulture is 137.2 GL.
(iii) This information is not available.
(iv) The total volume allocated to primary industry use other than dairy or horticulture is 14.3 GL.
(e) The licensing process grants the right for the proponent to take water. The information provided in this response has been calculated from the annual water entitlements that have been granted.
Licences provided the legal framework from which trading of the water entitlements may occur.
Water is the property of the Crown. Therefore, State responsibility determines the right to the use and flow, and to the control, of water. Unless appropriated by law, the provision of a licence entitles that the licensee may access and utilise water for the purpose as described by the licence and as and when it is required.
(f) Licences entitle access to and use of water as stated in the licence conditions. While the State maintains its overall responsibility to water flow and allocation, a licence enables security of access to the supply and the right to take, use and trade that entitlement.
(g) Licences issued entitle ownership rights in the form of legal taking, use and trading of the water entitlement.
(h) (i) New licence applications do not attract a fee.
Prior to January 2001, the transfer of licence entitlements did not attract a fee. Legislation enacted in January 2001 now requires that a fee of $200 be paid when applications to transfer ownership of entitlements are lodged.
(ii) There is no initial uptake cost.
(iii) Not applicable.
(j) No. Licences are generally issued with the view that they will be held in perpetuity. Licences are regularly renewed and a presumption of renewal largely guides the decision-making. The State does have the right to review, amend and even revoke a licence should it prove that the impacts of abstraction are unacceptable. Renewal time frames range from two years to ten years.
Licence amendments may be made with the view of protecting the resource or where there is insufficient resource to meet demands, or to better regulate the use in response to new findings, or a state crisis such as drought. Compensation is payable if decisions are found to be not fair, equitable or unjust.
This volume of water has been drawn from all licences within the Shires of Waroona, Harvey, Dardanup, Collie, Capel and the City of Bunbury.
Surface Water Areas:
Waroona Irrigation District
Harvey Irrigation District
Collie River Irrigation District
Preston Valley Irrigation District
Preston River
Brunswick River
Ferguson River
Capel River
Groundwater Areas:
South West Coastal (not all sub areas)
Bunbury
Busselton/Capel (not all sub areas)
(b) (i) 116.6 GL of the total quantity of water allocated in the aforementioned Shires is from stored dam resources.
This quantity of water does not include water stored in unregulated or unlicensed dams under the Act, example, outside proclaimed areas.
Any data requests are available by contacting the Water and Rivers Commission’s Regional Support Branch Alpha Project by either email ([email protected]), facsimile (08) 9278 0401 or by telephone (08) 9278 0560.
(ii) 24.3GL of the total quantity of water allocation in the aforementioned Shires comes from shallow aquifers (ie from superficial, fractured rock and unconfined aquifers).
(iii) 7.6 GL of the total quantity of water allocation in those Shires comes from the SW Yarragadee aquifer.
The remaining 4GL come mainly from the Leederville Aquifer.
(iv) Again, this information is available from the Commission’s Water Information Network database. Generally, the water quality is of potable to marginal quality varying from 0 to 2000 mg/l total salts.
(c) This information is available from the Commission’s Water Information Network database for licensed entitlements greater than 0.5 Gl/annum that are metered. Generally, the water use during 2002/03 has been observed, by compliance reporting, at an average of 80% of licensed entitlements.
(d) (i) Total allocation to the dairy industry is 273,900 kilolitres per annum (0.27 GL).
(ii) Total allocated to irrigated horticulture is 137.2 GL.
(iii) This information is not available.
(iv) The total volume allocated to primary industry use other than dairy or horticulture is 14.3 GL.
(e) The licensing process grants the right for the proponent to take water. The information provided in this response has been calculated from the annual water entitlements that have been granted.
Licences provided the legal framework from which trading of the water entitlements may occur.
Water is the property of the Crown. Therefore, State responsibility determines the right to the use and flow, and to the control, of water. Unless appropriated by law, the provision of a licence entitles that the licensee may access and utilise water for the purpose as described by the licence and as and when it is required.
(f) Licences entitle access to and use of water as stated in the licence conditions. While the State maintains its overall responsibility to water flow and allocation, a licence enables security of access to the supply and the right to take, use and trade that entitlement.
(g) Licences issued entitle ownership rights in the form of legal taking, use and trading of the water entitlement.
(h) (i) New licence applications do not attract a fee.
Prior to January 2001, the transfer of licence entitlements did not attract a fee. Legislation enacted in January 2001 now requires that a fee of $200 be paid when applications to transfer ownership of entitlements are lodged.
(ii) There is no initial uptake cost.
(iii) Not applicable.
(j) No. Licences are generally issued with the view that they will be held in perpetuity. Licences are regularly renewed and a presumption of renewal largely guides the decision-making. The State does have the right to review, amend and even revoke a licence should it prove that the impacts of abstraction are unacceptable. Renewal time frames range from two years to ten years.
Licence amendments may be made with the view of protecting the resource or where there is insufficient resource to meet demands, or to better regulate the use in response to new findings, or a state crisis such as drought. Compensation is payable if decisions are found to be not fair, equitable or unjust.
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